Definition of gable

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Gable (n.) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway..

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Skew :: Skew (n.) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place..
Circumnavigable :: Circumnavigable (a.) Capable of being sailed round.
Propagable :: Propagable (a.) Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production..
Sasse :: Sasse (n.) A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable..
Navigation :: Navigation (n.) The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
Dormer Window :: Dormer window (n.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained..
Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture..
Litigable :: Litigable (a.) Such as can be litigated.
Crocket :: Crocket (n.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc..
Beggable :: Beggable (a.) Capable of being begged.
Mitigable :: Mitigable (a.) Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.
Refragable :: Refragable (a.) Capable of being refuted; refutable.
Levigable :: Levigable (v. t.) Capable of being levigated.
Flash :: Flash (n.) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal..
Navigable :: Navigable (a.) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river..
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A gable.
Portage :: Portage (v. t. & i.) To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters..
Irrefragability :: Irrefragability (n.) The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted.
Bargecourse :: Bargecourse (n.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable..
Indefatigable :: Indefatigable (a.) Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application..
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