#539 gable

gable- the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof

C14 Old French gable, from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil

One lord of Ulland had expressed his fancy on the eastern façade in gable and sculptured gargoyle; another his fear or his defiance in the squat and sturdy tower with its cautious slits in lieu of windows.

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