Definition of gable

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Gable (n.) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side..

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Defatigable :: Defatigable (a.) Capable of being wearied or tired out.
Irrefragable :: Irrefragable (a.) Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence..
Gable :: Gable (n.) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway..
Immitigable :: Immitigable (a.) Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased..
Fathom :: Fathom (n.) A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings..
Carry :: Carry (n.) A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage..
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..
Undefatigable :: Undefatigable (a.) Indefatigable.
Bargecourse :: Bargecourse (n.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable..
Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (n.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc..
Abrogable :: Abrogable (a.) Capable of being abrogated.
Crocket :: Crocket (n.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc..
Innavigable :: Innavigable (a.) Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships or vessels.
Drawbridge :: Drawbridge (n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal..
Prolongable :: Prolongable (a.) Capable of being prolonged; as, life is prolongable by care..
Propagable :: Propagable (a.) Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production..
Gablet :: Gablet (n.) A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc..
Portage :: Portage (n.) A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Mitigable :: Mitigable (a.) Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.
Sailable :: Sailable (a.) Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a sailable river..
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