gable
Wall's roof triangle
A gable is the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof slopes.
It's a distinctive architectural feature that gives houses their peaked appearance: a house with a steep gable, decorative gables on Victorian homes.
The word often appears in compound forms like gable roof or gable end.
Triangular architectural crowning element
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
truss · rafters · lintel · frieze · architrave · balustrade · quoin · mullion
Narrow raised strip
- pitchFrequency of sound
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- rafterSloped roof support
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
shingle · fascia · soffit · overhang · flashing · valley · hip · dormer
Triangular architectural crowning element
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- peakUtmost height attained
- pitchFrequency of sound
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
angle · vertex · pointed · A-frame · steep · symmetrical · isosceles · pitched
Decorative top element
- bargeboardDecorative gable edge covering
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
relief · decorative · carved · scrollwork · Tudor · half-timbered · ornamental · gingerbread
pediment
Triangular architectural crowning element
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
cornice · truss · rafters · lintel · frieze · architrave · balustrade · quoin · mullion · pilaster
ridge
Narrow raised strip
truss · shingle · fascia · soffit · overhang · flashing · valley · hip · dormer · ventilation
pediment
Triangular architectural crowning element
slope · angle · vertex · pointed · A-frame · steep · symmetrical · isosceles · pitched · wedge
finial
Decorative top element
- bargeboardDecorative gable edge covering
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
molding · relief · decorative · carved · scrollwork · Tudor · half-timbered · ornamental · gingerbread · trim
wimple
Cloth framing the face
horned · medieval · butterfly · pointed · veil · forehead · steepled
- Gothic ornamentsgargoyle, tracery, finial, crocket, quatrefoil
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- home architectureranch, colonial, bungalow, Cape Cod, Victorian
- house exteriorsfront door, siding, roof, windows, garage door
- Old Europecobblestones, cobblestone streets, archways, gas lamps, timber frames
gableflat roof
Horizontal building covering
curved roof · hip roof · hipped roof · shed roof · dome
- Anne of Green Gables
- gable roofTriangular double-sloped structure
- Clark Gable
- Green Gables
- gabled roofRoof with two slopes
- gabled houseDwelling with triangular rooflines