meaning of gables
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Dictionary Definition A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used (which is often related to climate and availability of materials) and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable.
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Definitions &Translations eaves(noun) the overhang at the lower edge of a roof. eaves(Noun) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building. Eaves. the edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
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Gable Gables atop hip roofs. Less common but quite distinguishable is the gable on a hip roof, like this example. Though the two roof forms can have the same pitch, the gable is steeper than the hip here. As well, the gable portion gets pierced with a shed dormer.
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spire spire. n. 1. (Architecture) Also called: steeple a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple. 2. (Botany) a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass.
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- Definition of MANSARD. : a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one — see roof illustration. — man·sard·ed \-ˌsaer-ˌsär, -dəd-\ sər. adjective
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The House of the Seven Gables For other uses, see The House of the Seven Gables (disambiguation). The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home.
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saddle roof saddle roof. n. 1. A roof having a ridge and two gables; a pitched roof. 2. A roof having a convex curve along one axis and a concave curve along another axis. saddle roof.
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Meaning of âcastleâ in the English Dictionary A2 a large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the people inside from attack. › informal for rook noun. More examples. In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.
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- While some snow was still falling in the Upper Midwest early Friday, for the most part it has now moved on to the eastern Great Lakes. Lake effect snow brought 12.6 inches to Erie, Pennsylvania, the most ever recorded this early in the season. Snow was forecast later Friday in parts of Ohio, western New York and Pennsylvania. A separate storm was also expected to continue to bring light snow to areas of the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies.
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- noun, Architecture. 1. the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof. a decorative member suggesting a gable, used especially in Gothic architecture.
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gablenoun  [ C] Above are the attics, which stretch the whole length of an enormously high pointed roof, with two gables and two large dormer windows on each side of it. But for small gables on the buttresses, it is quite plain up to the level of the roof ridge. Marks can also be seen, in the masonry, which indicate that the building once had three gables. The house was an old one, the gables fronting the street.
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shrill shrill - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; a shrill whistle; a shrill gaiety sharp high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
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Anne of Green Gables Green Gables household: 1  Anne Shirley: An imaginative, talkative, red-headed orphan who comes to live with Matthew Cuthbert and Marilla Cuthbert. Anne is very sensitive and is very insecure about the color of her hair. She exhibits categorical interest in everything romantic.
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eaves eaves - the overhang at the lower edge of a roof. overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else. roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building. plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. Translations.
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Green Gables (Prince Edward Island) (August 2008) Green Gables is the name of a 19th-century farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and is one of the most notable literary landmarks in Canada. The Green Gables farm and its surroundings are the setting for the popular Anne of Green Gables novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The site is also known as Green Gables Heritage Place. The house was designated a National Historic Site in 1985 and the complex is located within Prince Edward Island National Park.
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Roof A roof with two slopes that form an “A” or triangle is called a gable, or pitched, roof. This type of roof was used as early as the temples of ancient Greece and has been a staple of domestic architecture in northern Europe and the Americas for many centuries. It is still a very common form of roof.
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- Define shrill: scream; to utter or emit an acute piercing sound — shrill in a sentence scream; to utter or emit an acute piercing sound… See the full definition
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Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Written for all ages, it has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century.
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What are Eaves? Eaves are the horizontal section of a roof that extends beyond the outside wall of a structure. The sloped connection between a gable or shed roof and an exterior wall is called a rake. Building eaves provide protection to buildings.
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Definitions &Translations Shingle(noun) a piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below.
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Hip roof Roof, covering of the top of a building, serving to protect against rain, snow, sunlight, wind, and extremes of temperature. Roofs have been constructed in a wide variety of forms—flat, pitched, vaulted, domed, or in combinations—as dictated by technical, economic, or aesthetic considerations.
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Mischievous Micholas Mischievous means causing mischief, playing pranks, or otherwise causing problems. Micholas is a male name from English-speaking areas which is a cross of Michael and Nicholas. Michael means who is like god and Nicholas means victorious. Micholas is also a surname as well.
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- Full Definition of DOVECOTE. 1. : a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons. 2.
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aerie Definition of aerie for English Language Learners. : 1  the nest of a bird (such as an eagle or hawk) built high up on a cliff or on the top of a mountain. : 2  a room or building built high up so that people inside can see things happening below them.
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- (lɔft, lɒft) n. 1. a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret. 2. a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., for a special purpose: a choir loft. 3. hayloft. 4. an upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, typically consisting of open floor area without partitions.