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gable

[gey-buhl] / ˈgeɪ bəl /


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Among them are working drawings that prescribe the profile of every block of stone, each keyed to its exact place in the building, whether gable, tracery or buttress.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

The entrance hall had its own gable tile roof.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2023

It is thought that the carvings which came from Holy Trinity include a flower and two gable ends.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2023

That is where they built their current Colonial-style home with a gable roof and hardwood floors, three bedrooms and four full baths, according to local property records.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

She raced across the steep pitch of the gable.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

These furry creatures are a familiar sight, known to roost in chimneys and in the gables of old churches.

From Science Magazine Nov. 20, 2023

Some are simple, but others have brightly painted roofs, gables and even chimneys.

From Seattle Times Oct. 28, 2023

Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments - the all-marble building’s gables.

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2022

The triangular wooden frames fitted into the gables were intricately carved, the light that slanted through them and fell in patterns on the floor was full of secrets.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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