English Dictionary: gable end | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Genet \Gen"et\ (j[ecr]n"[ecr]t or j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), Genette \Ge*nette"\ (j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), n. [F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr. Ar. jarnei[tsdot].] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus {Genetta}, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch. Note: The common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}) of Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray, spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black and white. The Cape genet ({G. felina}), and the berbe ({G. pardina}), are related African species. 2. The fur of the common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gabble \Gab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gabbling}.] [Freq. of gab. See {Gab}, v. i.] 1. To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber. --Shak. 2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as, gabbling fowls. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gabelleman \Ga*belle"man\, n. A gabeler. --Carlyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gable \Ga"ble\, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. [?] head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork, AS. geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of gallows.] (Arch.) (a) The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like. Hence: (b) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side. (c) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway. {Bell gable}. See under {Bell}. {Gable roof}, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end. {Gable wall}. Same as {Gable} (b) . {Gable window}, a window in a gable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gobline \Gob"line`\, n. (Naut.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also {gobrope} and {gaubline}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ghibelline \Ghib"el*line\, n. [It. Ghibellino; of German origin.] (It. Hist.) One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gobble \Gob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. Supper gobbled up in haste. --Swift. 2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock. He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. --Goldsmith. {To gobble up}, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [Slang] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gobelin \Gob"e*lin\, a. Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Goblin \Gob"lin\, n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. [?] knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gobline \Gob"line`\, n. (Naut.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also {gobrope} and {gaubline}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Goblinize \Gob"lin*ize\, v. t. To transform into a goblin. [R.] --Lowell. |