At Clackmannan the dial on the lower end of a gable is circular on a square basis, and surmounted by a cherub's head. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Sun-Dials] Reference
Two all-weather-wicker chaises face each other under the main gable. From Wordnik.com. [A riverfront retreat, built with the long view] Reference
At the apex of the gable is a niche containing a small statue of St. Peter. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See] Reference
The two boys slept in a garret, in what was called the gable end of the house. From Wordnik.com. [David Crockett] Reference
Above the gable is a further arch, the ribs of which join the gable at its exterior angles. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See] Reference
The gable is a low slope like the present roof, but the slope of the old gable and roof may be seen upon the east wall of the transept. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See] Reference
At each side of the gable is a pinnacle, almost a copy of those on the front, except that the lowest stage is here octagonal instead of square. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
The wall felt warm to her back and shoulders, and she found that immediately within the gable was the cottage fireplace, the heat of which came through the bricks. From Wordnik.com. [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference
That large Gothic window under the gable was the window of the library. ". From Wordnik.com. [Monsieur Maurice] Reference
Farther: it has been said that if I had substituted the word "gable," it would have spoiled the line just as much as the word. From Wordnik.com. [Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853] Reference
It undulates from gable to gable, and has two good inns. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
There was an "I see your gable and raise you two" attitude. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Marianne Cusato] Reference
A simple three-light window has been placed in the gable above. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
Grendel's hand and arm, which Beowulf has let fasten: to the hall-gable. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats] Reference
Above all is a square quatrefoliated aperture in the very apex of the gable. From Wordnik.com. [The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales"] Reference
High up under the gable a few pieces of stone had been removed for ventilation. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Fortunately a notable example has been preserved in the acroterium of the gable of the. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
I sat crouched beside the gable end and waited fearfully for any sound of his returning. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
"But now for your room, gentlemen;" and he led the way to a small room under the gable roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Tory Maid] Reference
That is originally aeroteria were only vases set up at the apex and on the end of the gable. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
The carved-deodar windows and doors of the gable-roofed row houses on each side of the alley are shut. From Wordnik.com. [‘It Is Never Over, Never Escaped’] Reference
The façade or west end consists of a flat gable with a 4-storied spired tower rising from the N. side. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
He glanced from a rear window to the little pantry gable which stood but a story's height from the back yard. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
One cause of danger from chimneys arises from the communication which they often have with each other in one gable. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction] Reference
Ruth finally slept in the Gypsy van as sweetly as though she were in her own little bed in the gable room at the Red Mill. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
So you wouldn't have vertical strips of either of those materials going up high into a gable surrounded on both sides by siding. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Marianne Cusato] Reference
Vermont, when I was a boy, and the barn swallows flashing like arrows through the star-shaped openings far up in the gable ends. From Wordnik.com. [Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos] Reference
The hoboes were rushing toward the scene in crowds now; and they saw the figure of the woman at the window in the gable instantly. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts] Reference
The original Day in Poketown had built a shingled, gable-ended cottage upon the side-hill which had now, for numberless years, been called. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
The roof is of a most peculiar section when viewed from the gable-end, and the cornice is heavily coved with stucco still in good preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
The exhibit sets the stage with a huge woodblock depicting the interior of Nakamuro Theater in Edo, showing its distinctive, gable-roofed stage. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
The pinnacles of the Perpendicular tower are specially notable, while the gable-cross and corbels of the porch are of a kind rare in this part of the country. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Only a fragment of gable, a half-buried inscribed slab, and some loose rugged stones, have been left to speak of what may be the earliest religious foundation in. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
You can slide a rafter vent (shown) that will allow a small amount of air to enter the attic that will then be exhausted through your home's ridge vent or gable vents. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Project: Weatherize your attic to save money and boost comfort at home year-round] Reference
The buildings erected during this period were frequently enriched with delicately wrought string-moulds, gable-ends, and cornices, sharp in outline, crisp and spirited in detail. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
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