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   gable end
         n 1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of
               gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable end}, {gable wall}]

English Dictionary: gefallen lassen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Geophilomorpha
n
  1. small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
    Synonym(s): Geophilomorpha, order Geophilomorpha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goblin
n
  1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
    Synonym(s): goblin, hob, hobgoblin
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.
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