Definition of "gables" []

• Plural form of gable. (noun)

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• "High chimneys climb both ends of the structure and three windows are set in gables on the second floor."
• "It faces to the south, so that the little court between the gables is a veritable sun-trap, wherein grow magnolia and jessamine; while roses, Dutch honeysuckle, clematis and wistaria cover the whole front of the house and almost hide the mullioned windows."
• "And on the gables is a representation of the fight between the Lapithæ and the Centaurs at the marriage of Pirithous."