Gable
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GABLE, in architecture, the upper portion of a wall from the level of the eaves or gutter to the ridge of the roof. The word is a southern English form of the Scottish gavel, or of an O. Fr.
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That part of the wall immediately under the end of a pitched roof, cut into a triangular shape by the sloping sides of the roof ...
Gable - United States film actor (1901-1960)
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Gable Decoration
One of the high points of Ontario architecture are these wonderful gable designs. These are usually on 19th century homes. See also vergeboard and Queen Anne.
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Gable ends of more recent buildings are often treated in the same way as the Classic pediment form.
Gable - Triangular section of wall beneath the ridge of the roof, particularly over a window set vertically into the roof.
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The portion above eaves level of an end wall of a building with a pitched roof. The gable is triangular in form. Sometimes it refers to the entire end wall.
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From our architecture dictionary, definition for the term Gable with links for learning more about gable roof styles.
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Gable - The triangular upper portion of a wall at the end of a pitched roof corresponding to a pediment in classical architecture. It can be used non functionally, e.g. on the portal of a Gothic cathedral.
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Gable - A triangular area of an exterior wall formed by two sloping roofs.
Gable - The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof.
Gambrel Roof - A gable roof each slope of which is broken into a lower steeper slope and an upper flatter one.
gable:
the triangular wall section at the ends of a pitched roof, bounded by the two roof slopes and the ridge pole
gambrel:
a ridged roof having two slopes on each side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch ...
Gable -- The triangular section of a wall to carry a pitched roof.
Gable Roof -- A roof with a central ridge and one slope at each side., ...
GABLE: the triangular end of a wall above the eaves with a peak roof. (IMAGE)
GAMBREL ROOF: a double slope roof where the upper slope is of a lesser pitch than the lower, both slopes are straight. (IMAGE) ...
Gable The upper triangular part of an external wall at the end of a double-pitched roof Gable-roof A double pitched roof, sloping straight from the ridge to the eaves on two sides, ...
Gableted
a peaked gable often found at the top of a hip roof, sometimes louvred for ventilation.
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Gable
The part of a wall immediately under the end of a pitched roof and above the level of the eaves, cut into a triangular shape by the sloping sides of the roof.
Gable: Triangular portion of a wall fronting the enclosing lines of a sloping roof, which often contains sculptures (fig.3, A).
Gable: Upper section of a wall, usually triangular in shape, at either end of a ridged roof. - Gable end.
Gang: Referred to for power pints 1 gang = 1 single socket 2 gang = 1 double socket ...
Gable - Wall covering end of roof ridge.
Gallery - Long passage or room.
Garderobe - A small latrine or toilet either built into the thickness of the wall or projected out from it; ; projects from the wall as a small, rectangular bartizan ...
Gable - A triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof.
Gambrel roof - a symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side.
Gingerbread - Fanciful, delicate trimwork.
Gable end - The gable shaped canopy over a door or window or a wall topped with a gable.
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Hard landscaping - Elements include paths, driveways, garden walls and patios.
Gable front and wing: This term refers to an L- or T-shaped house plan in which a gable end of the main block faces the street, and a wing is attached at a ninety-degree angle to the rear portion of the main block.
Gable
The vertical, triangular-shaped end of a roof.
Galilee
A western annex or porch of a church.
Gable
Triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof.
Gargoyle ...
gabled or hipped - roof windows that are gabled or hipped.(p. 28-left side of roof, p. 36, p. 48, p. 50).
shed - a dormer with a flat roof that slopes down from the roof attachment to the front. (p. 46, p. 54).
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gable - the vertical triangular shape at the end of a building formed by a double sloping roof.
gablet - a small gable, for example, over a dormer window.
GABLE The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a double-pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof. By extension, sometimes refers to the whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof.
Gable (or pitched) roof
a roof formed by the intersection of two planes sloping down from a central beam.
Gallery ...
Gablets
Triangular terminations to buttresses, much in use in the Early English and Decorated periods, after which the buttresses generally terminated in pin...
Gadrooning ...
Gable
The end of a wall that goes up into the roof, usually triangular shaped, but can be a variety of shapes.
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Gable - The triangular upper wall at the end of a pitched roof, sometimes with a decorated bargeboard or roughcast.
Gablet - A small ornamental gable, as the vertical extension of a wall, or over a niche, buttress or some other feature.
gablet - a gable-shaped stone that crowns a buttress.
Galilee porch - a porch at the western end of a church or cathedral; a biblical reference to Christ leading his disciples after the resurrection into Galilee.
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Dutch gable: a gable with curved sides, convex, concave or both, usually with a small pediment at the top.
echelon, echelon apse: apse flanked by chapels placed in a stepped or ladder-wise manner.
FLEMISH GABLE A decorative gable form ,often seen in Flanders and the Netherlands, the sides of which drop in a cascade of right angles, also called a crow-stepped gable. Used as a decorative embellishment in Victorian era styles in the USA.
Gable above a dormer (window projecting from the slope of a roof), often formed as a pediment.DorterThe dormitory of an abbey or monastery, traditionally placed in the east range off the cloister.Dosseret
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Gable
The triangular part at the end of a building formed by the two sides of a sloping roof.
Source:Victorian Architecture Vocabulary
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GABLET
Roof of a small gable dormer.
GATES
A moveable framework or solid structure especially one that swings on hinges, controlling entrance or exit through an opening in a fence or wall.
gable - (1) that part of the wall, triangular in shape, defined by the sloping sides of a double pitch or gable roof; (2) the end wall of a building.
glazing - the glass in a window ...
gable The upper portion of an end wall formed by the slope of a roof.
galvanized iron Iron that has been coated with zinc to inhibit rusting.
glazing bar See mullion.
GABLEtriangular top portion of an end wall where there is a sloping roof
GABLED ROOFa roof that slopes on two sides
GALLERY - long porch across a facade ...
Gable
The front face or projection created by a pitched roof.
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Gable
Is generally the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof.
A gablet is a small gable used as a decorative feature. A gable springer is the same thing as a skew putt. The stone at the apex is usually referred to as the saddle stone.
Side-gabled, gambrel or hip Roof: moderate or varied pitch,
Slight eave overhang, boxed with modillions, dentils, or other classical moldings
Gabled or pedimented dormers
Segmental arched doors, windows, porches
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Side gabled is descriptive word for a house with its front door under the side of a gabled roof. Examples can be seen in many residential styles, from a ranch house to a Georgian house.
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Bell Gable
A bell gable is a kind of turret placed on the apex of a gable at the west end of small churches and chapels. ...
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step-gabled end to a roof. Also called corbie steps
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trench in the bottom of a ditch ...
Roofs were gabled, gambrel or hipped. Usually found in Pennsylvania, the "pent" roof was built, hung from the front exterior wall without supporting posts sometimes extending across the front facade.
PEDIMENT A gable finished with a horizontal moulding between the two lower corners, ultimately derived from Greek temples. A broken pediment has this horizontal moulding partially left open.
Roof Types
Gable, Hipped, Mansard, Shed, Saltbox, Pyramidal, Gambrel, Flat
Shingles
Chisel, Diamond, Fishscale, Octagon, Sawtooth, Square Butt ...
Steeply pitched gable roofs
Lancet, pointed arches for openings and windows
Leaded and stained glass windows
Battlements and parapets
Pinnacles and finials
Rose- and clover-shaped windows
Gargoyles
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Frieze A band with designs or carvings along a wall or above doorways and windows. G
Gable A triangular area of an exterior wall formed by two sloping roofs.
corbiestep - a gable with stepped sides, used to mask a pitched roof
Corinthian order - classical fluted columns, slender with ornate capitals decorated with stylized leaves ...
G Gable: Wall covering end of roof ridge. Gallery: An upper story over the aisle which opens onto the nave or choir. It corresponds in length and width to the dimensions of the aisle below it; Long passage or room.
Barge Board - a sloping board built along a gable edge of a roof. Balanced (or room sealed ) Flue - common flue type normally serving gas appliances, which allows air to be drawn to the appliance whilst also allowing fumes to escape.
cornice or sloping roof ENGAGED COLUMN: a column attached to, or partly sunk into, a wall or pier EYE: the center of a volute FACADE: the front of face or a building, emphasized architecturally FINIAL: a formal ornament at the top of a canopy, gable, ...
Excellent example of "Carpenter Gothic" with vertical board-and-batten siding, steeply-pitched gable roof, pointed-arch windows, and decorated vergeboards under the eaves.
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gable Triangular portion of a wall between the lines of a sloping roof. Galilee A vestibule or occasionally a chapel, originally for penitents and usually at the west end of a church. gallery Also called a tribune.
The traditional Aceh house has a fairly basic design consisting of a rectangular platform resting on piles with a longitudinal gabled roof. Aceh houses are usually divided into three with the central area reserved for sleeping.
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