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  • 1 columen

    cŏlŭmen, ĭnis, n., and contr. cul-men, mis, n. [root cel- of excello; cf.: celsus, culmus, calamus, collis], lit., that which rises in height, is prominent, projects; hence the point, top, summit, ridge.
    I.
    Form columen, inis, n. (only this form is used by Plautus, v. Ritschl, prol. ad Plaut. p. 65).
    A.
    An elevated object, a pillar, column: ego vitam agam sub altis Phrygiae columinibus, the lofty buildings, or perh. the mountain-heights, Cat. 63, 71 Ellis ad loc.; and of a pillar of fire: Phoebi fax, tristis nunt a belli, quae magnum ad columen flammato ardore volabat, like an ascending column, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18.—
    B.
    The highest part or top of an object, e. g. of a wall; the coping; Fr. le chaperon, Cato, R. R. 15, 1; of a building, a ridge, a roof, a gable:

    in turribus et columinibus villae,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 1:

    aulae,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 1000; id. Thyest. 54 Gron.; so of the Capitol, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 12, 20, and of the culmination of heavenly bodies: oritur Canicula cum Cancro, in columen venit cum Geminis, Nigid. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 218. —
    2.
    Trop., the top, crown, summit, first, chief, the height, etc.:

    columen amicorum Antonii, Cotyla Varius,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26:

    pars haec vitae jam pridem pervenit ad columen,

    Plin. 15, 15, 17, § 57; Col. 3, 4, 3:

    audaciae,

    the crown of impudence, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211.—
    G.
    An elevated object that supports, sustains something; in archit., the top of a gable-end, a gable pillar, a prop, Vitr. 4, 2, 1; 4, 7, 5.—Esp. freq.,
    2.
    Trop., a support, prop, stay:

    familiae,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 176:

    senati, praesidium popli,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 6; cf. id. Ep. 2, 2, 7:

    rei publicae,

    Cic. Sest. 8, 19; Curt. 9, 6, 8:

    imperii Romani, Div 38, 51, 3: regni Ausonii,

    Sil. 15, 385:

    Asiae,

    Sen. Troad. 6:

    rerum mearum (Maecenas),

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 4:

    doctrinarum, artium (Varro et Nigidius),

    Gell. 19, 14, 1; Col. 3, 4, 3.—
    II.
    culmen, ĭnis, n. (in Cic. only once; cf. the foll. B.; not in Cat., Lucr., or Hor.; in gen. first freq. since the Aug. per.).
    * A.
    Any thing high; poet., of the stalk of a bean, Ov. F. 4, 734.—
    B.
    The top, summit, e. g. of a building, a roof, gable, cupola, etc.:

    columen in summo fastigio culminis,

    Vitr. 4, 2, 1; Ov. M. 1, 295; 1, 289; Verg. E. 1, 69:

    tecta domorum,

    id. A. 2, 446; 2, 458; 4, 186:

    culmina hominum, deorum,

    i. e. of houses and temples, id. ib. 4, 671; Liv. 27, 4, 11; 42, 3, 7.—Of the dome of heaven, * Cic. Arat. 26. —Of mountain summits:

    Alpium,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 2:

    Tarpeium,

    Suet. Dom. 23.—Of the crown of the head of men, Liv. 1, 34, 9.—Of the top of the prow of a ship, Luc. 3, 709.—
    2.
    Trop., the summit, acme, height, point of culmination (perh. not ante-Aug.):

    a summo culmine fortunae ad ultimum finem,

    Liv. 45, 9, 7:

    principium culmenque (columenque, Sillig) omnium rerum pretii margaritae tenent,

    Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 106:

    ruit alta a culmine Troja,

    Verg. A. 2, 290 (Hom. Il. 13, 772: kat akrês); cf. id. ib. 2, 603:

    de summo culmine lapsus,

    Luc. 8, 8:

    regale,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 64. pastorale, id. B. Get. 355:

    honoris,

    App. Flor. 3.

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  • 2 fastīgium

        fastīgium ī, n    the top of a gable, gable end, pediment: Capitoli: fastigia templorum, L.: Evado ad summi fastigia culminis, V.: ut haberet fastigium, i. e. a temple in his honor: ignem ad fastigia iactant, to the roof, V.—A top, height, summit, edge: colles pari altitudinis fastigio, Cs.: fontis, Cs.: muri, Cu.— Plur, depth: scrobibus quae sint fastigia quaeras, what should be the depth of the trenches, V.—A slope, declivity, descent: locus tenui fastigio vergebat, Cs.: iniquum loci ad declivitatem, Cs.: cloacis fastigio in Tiberim ductis, by a gradual descent, L.: scrobes paulatim angustiore ad infimum fastigio, i. e. gradually narrowing, Cs.—Fig., a finish, completion: operi tamquam fastigium inponere, crown the work.— Elevation, rank, dignity: dictaturae semper altius fastigium fuit, L.: alii cives eiusdem fastigi, L.: mortale, Cu.: muliebre, womanly dignity, Ta.: fortunae, the height, Cu.: Quales ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit Fortuna, Iu.: summa sequar fastigia rerum, great outlines, V.
    * * *
    peak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent; gable, roof; sharp point, tip

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  • 3 fastigium

    fastīgĭum, ii, n. [cf. Sanscr. bhrshtīs, corner, rim; Gr. a-phlaston, aplustria, the ornamented stern of a ship; O. H. Germ. brort, the prow], the top of a gable, a gable end, pediment (syn.: cacumen, culmen, vertex, apex).
    I.
    Prop.:

    Capitolii fastigium illud et ceterarum aedium non venustas, sed necessitas ipsa fabricata est... utilitatem templi fastigii dignitas consecuta est,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 180; cf.:

    fastigia aliquot templorum a culminibus abrupta,

    Liv. 40, 2, 3:

    evado ad summi fastigia culminis,

    Verg. A. 2, 458; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14.—Hence, meton., the roof of a house, Verg. A. 8, 491; 9, 568; Val. Fl. 2, 235:

    habere pulvinar, simulacrum, fastigium, flaminem,

    id. Phil. 2, 43, 110; cf.

    of the same: omnes unum in principem congesti honores: circa templa imagines... suggestus in curia, fastigium in domo, mensis in caelo,

    Flor. 4, 2 fin.:

    Romae signa eorum sunt in Palatina aede Apollinis in fastigio,

    Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13; cf. id. 35, 12, 43, § 152; Vitr. 3, 2.— Transf.:

    operi tamquam fastigium imponere,

    Cic. Off. 3, 7, 33.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    The extreme part, extremity of a thing, whether above or below.
    a.
    Top, height, summit:

    colles... pari altitudinis fastigio oppidum cingebant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 69, 4:

    opus nondum aquae fastigium aequabat,

    Curt. 4, 2, 19:

    summi operis,

    id. 4, 2, 8:

    jamque agger aequaverat summae fastigia terrae,

    id. 8, 10, 31:

    aquatilium ova rotunda, reliqua fere fastigio acuminata,

    Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 145:

    gracilitas (arundinis) nodis distincta leni fastigio tenuatur in cacumina,

    id. 16, 36, 64, § 158; cf.:

    cornua in leve fastigium exacuta,

    id. 11, 37, 45, § 124; 16, 33, 60, § 141; Vulg. 2 Reg. 18, 24.—In plur., Lucr. 4, 827:

    muri,

    Val. Fl. 2, 553:

    fontis fastigium,

    i. e. the height on which the fountain sprang up, Hirt. B. G. 8, 41, 5.—
    b.
    The lower part, depth: forsitan et scrobibus quae sint fastigia, quaeres, [p. 728] what should be the depth of the trenches, Verg. G. 2, 288.—
    2.
    (From the sloping form of the gable.) A slope, declivity, descent:

    ab oppido declivis locus tenui fastigio vergebat,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 45, 5:

    jugum paulo leniore fastigio,

    id. ib. 2, 24, 3:

    iniquum loci ad declivitatem fastigium,

    id. B. G. 7, 85, 4:

    rupes leniore submissa fastigio,

    Curt. 6, 6, 11:

    capreoli molli fastigio,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10, 3; 2, 24, 3:

    musculi,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 1:

    scrobes paulatim angustiore ad infimum fastigio,

    i. e. gradually narrowing from top to bottom, id. B. G. 7, 73, 5; cf.:

    si (fossa) fastigium habet, ut (aqua) exeat e fundo,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 2.—
    3.
    In the later grammarians, an accent placed over a word, Mart. Cap. 3, § 264; § 268 al.; Diom. p. 428 P.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    The highest part, summit, the highest degree, most exalted rank or dignity (perh. only since the Aug. per.):

    quicquid numinum hanc Romani imperii molem in amplissimum terrarum orbis fastigium extulit,

    Vell. 2, 131, 1; cf.:

    sic fit, ut dei summum inter homines fastigium servent,

    Plin. Pan. 52, 2:

    et quoad usque ad memoriam nostram tribuniciis consularibusque certatum viribus est, dictaturae semper altius fastigium fuit,

    Liv. 6, 38 fin.; cf.:

    in consulare fastigium vehi,

    Vell. 2, 69, 1:

    ad regium fastigium evehere aliquem,

    Val. Max. 1, 6, 1:

    alii cives ejusdem fastigii,

    Liv. 3, 35, 9:

    stare in fastigio eloquentiae,

    Quint. 12, 1, 20:

    rhetoricen in tam sublime fastigium sine arte venisse,

    id. 2, 17, 3:

    et poësis ab Homero et Vergilio tantum fastigium accepit, et eloquentia a Demosthene,

    id. 12, 11, 26; cf.:

    magice in tantum fastigii adolevit, ut, etc.,

    grew into such esteem, Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 2.—
    2.
    In gen., dignity, rank, condition:

    (M. Laetorio) curatio altior fastigio suo data est,

    Liv. 2, 27, 6; cf.:

    ampliora etiam humano fastigio decerni sibi passus est,

    Suet. Caes. 76:

    tamquam mortale fastigium egressus,

    Tac. A. 15, 74:

    animus super humanum fastigium elatus,

    Curt. 9, 10 med.:

    quales ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum extollit Fortuna,

    Juv. 3, 39.—
    B.
    A leading or chief point, head in a discourse; a principal sort or kind (rare):

    summa sequar fastigia rerum,

    Verg. A. 1, 342:

    e quibus tribus fastigiis (agrorum) simplicibus,

    sorts, kinds, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:

    propter haec tria fastigia formae discrimina quaedam fiunt sationum,

    id. ib. 1, 5:

    haec atque hujuscemodi tria fastigia agri, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 6; cf.

    also: quo fastigio sit fundus,

    id. ib. 1, 20 fin. (and v. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 223):

    laudem relego fastigia summa,

    Prisc. Laud. Anast. 148.

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  • 4 culmen

        culmen inis, n    [for columen], the top, summit, roof, gable: mersae culmina villae, O.: tuguri, V.: aedis, L.: culmina hominum, deorum, i. e. of houses and temples, V.: Alpium, Cs.: summum hominis, the crown of the head, L.: inane fabae, the leafless stalk, O.—Fig., the summit, height, point of culmination: fortunae, L.: ruit a culmine Troia, V.
    * * *
    height/peak/top/summit/zenith; roof, gable, ridge-pole; head, chief; "keystone"

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  • 5 aetoma

    I II

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  • 6 aquila

        aquila ae, f    an eagle: suspensis demissa alis, L.: fulva, V.: feroces, H.: ales Iovis, V.—Prov.: aquilae senectus (because it was fabled to renew its youth), T. — In war, an eagle, standard of a legion (carried by the senior centurion of the first cohort): decimae legionis, Cs.: argentea.—Poet.: locupletem aquilam tibi adferre, i. e. the office of first centurion. Iu. — In architecture, an ornament of the pediment, Ta.
    * * *
    I
    eagle; gable/pediment; kind of fish (eagle-ray?)
    II
    silver eagle on pole, standard of a legion; legion; post of standard-bearer

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  • 7 columen

        columen inis, n    [2 CEL-], a pillar, column: fax, quae magnum ad columen volabat, like an ascending column: excelsum, a pedestal: Phrygiae columina (of mountains), Ct. — Fig., of persons, the crown, summit, first, chief: amicorum.—A support, prop, stay: familiae: rerum mearum, H.
    * * *
    height, peak, summit, zenith; roof, gable, ridge-pole; head, chief; "keystone"

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  • 8 fastīgātē

        fastīgātē adv.    [fastigatus], having a slope like a gable: (tigna) statuebat, Cs.: structo tecto, Cs.

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  • 9 pinnaculum

    I
    pinnacle, peak (of building); gable
    II
    small/little/puny wing; (Vulgate 4 Ezra 11); little fin

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  • 10 Aquila

    1.
    ăquĭla, ae, f. [ gen. aquilāï, Cic. Arat 372) [perh. from aquilus, from its common color, Gr melanaetos; cf. Engl. eagle; Fr. aigle; Germ. Adler], an eagle.
    I.
    Lit.: Falco melanaëtus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6 sqq.; Cic. Div 1, 15, 26; 2, 70, 144; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 4, Liv 1, 34, 8; Verg. A. 11, 751; Ov. M. 1, 506; Hor. C. 4, 4, 32:

    aquilis velociores,

    Vulg. 2 Reg. 1, 23 si exaltatus fueris ut aquila, ib. Abd. 4:

    dilata calvitium tuum ut aquila,

    ib. Mich. 1, 16.— Poet., the lightningbearer of Jupiter. Jovis satelles, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: armigera Jovis, Plin. l. l.; cf. Serv ad Verg. A. 1, 398.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    The eagle, as the principal standard of a Roman legion (while signa are the standards of the single cohorts; cf. Schwarz ad Plin. Pan. 82; Web. ad Luc. 7, 164;

    Smith, Dict. Antiq.): aquila argentea,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24; aquilae duae, signa sexaginta sunt relata Antonii, Galba ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23 et saep.— Poet.:

    ut locupletem aquilam tibi sexagesimus annus Adferat,

    the office of a standard-bearer, Juv. 14, 197.—Hence, meton., a legion: erat acies tredecim aquilis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 30; Luc. 5, 238.—
    * B.
    In arch.: aquilae, as in Gr. aetoi and aetômata, the highest parts of a building, which supported the front of a gable. sustinentes fastigium aquilae, Tac. H. 3, 71.—
    * C.
    The Eagle, a constellation, Cic. Arat. 372.—
    D.
    A species of fish of the ray genus, the sea-eagle: Raja aquila, Linn.; Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—
    E.
    Aquilae senectus, prov., acc. to Donatus, of an old man fond of drinking (since it was believed that the eagle, in old age, drank more than it ate; but more prob., a vigorous old age), Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10, ubi v. Don.
    2.
    Ăquĭla, ae, m., a Roman proper name.
    I.
    L. Pontius Aquna, Cic. Phil. 11, 6.—
    II.
    Julius Aquila, Tac. A. 12, 15.—
    III.
    Vedius Aquila. Tac. A. 12, 15.—
    IV.
    Aquila [p. 149] Romanus, author of a work De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis; v. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 384.—
    V.
    Julius Aquila, a Roman jurist, author of Liber Responsorum, of which there are extracts in Dig.; v. Bach, Hist. Jurisp. Rom. III. 3.—
    VI.
    Aquila, the name of a Christian Jew, Vulg. Act. 18, 2; ib. Rom. 16, 3.

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  • 11 aquila

    1.
    ăquĭla, ae, f. [ gen. aquilāï, Cic. Arat 372) [perh. from aquilus, from its common color, Gr melanaetos; cf. Engl. eagle; Fr. aigle; Germ. Adler], an eagle.
    I.
    Lit.: Falco melanaëtus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6 sqq.; Cic. Div 1, 15, 26; 2, 70, 144; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 4, Liv 1, 34, 8; Verg. A. 11, 751; Ov. M. 1, 506; Hor. C. 4, 4, 32:

    aquilis velociores,

    Vulg. 2 Reg. 1, 23 si exaltatus fueris ut aquila, ib. Abd. 4:

    dilata calvitium tuum ut aquila,

    ib. Mich. 1, 16.— Poet., the lightningbearer of Jupiter. Jovis satelles, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: armigera Jovis, Plin. l. l.; cf. Serv ad Verg. A. 1, 398.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    The eagle, as the principal standard of a Roman legion (while signa are the standards of the single cohorts; cf. Schwarz ad Plin. Pan. 82; Web. ad Luc. 7, 164;

    Smith, Dict. Antiq.): aquila argentea,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24; aquilae duae, signa sexaginta sunt relata Antonii, Galba ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23 et saep.— Poet.:

    ut locupletem aquilam tibi sexagesimus annus Adferat,

    the office of a standard-bearer, Juv. 14, 197.—Hence, meton., a legion: erat acies tredecim aquilis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 30; Luc. 5, 238.—
    * B.
    In arch.: aquilae, as in Gr. aetoi and aetômata, the highest parts of a building, which supported the front of a gable. sustinentes fastigium aquilae, Tac. H. 3, 71.—
    * C.
    The Eagle, a constellation, Cic. Arat. 372.—
    D.
    A species of fish of the ray genus, the sea-eagle: Raja aquila, Linn.; Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—
    E.
    Aquilae senectus, prov., acc. to Donatus, of an old man fond of drinking (since it was believed that the eagle, in old age, drank more than it ate; but more prob., a vigorous old age), Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10, ubi v. Don.
    2.
    Ăquĭla, ae, m., a Roman proper name.
    I.
    L. Pontius Aquna, Cic. Phil. 11, 6.—
    II.
    Julius Aquila, Tac. A. 12, 15.—
    III.
    Vedius Aquila. Tac. A. 12, 15.—
    IV.
    Aquila [p. 149] Romanus, author of a work De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis; v. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 384.—
    V.
    Julius Aquila, a Roman jurist, author of Liber Responsorum, of which there are extracts in Dig.; v. Bach, Hist. Jurisp. Rom. III. 3.—
    VI.
    Aquila, the name of a Christian Jew, Vulg. Act. 18, 2; ib. Rom. 16, 3.

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  • 12 furca

    furca, ae, f. [Sanscr. bhur-ig, shears; cf. Lat. forceps, forfex; also Gr. pharos, plough; Lat. forāre;

    Engl. bore,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 299; but Corss. refers furca to root dhar-,=fero, as a prop. support; v. Ausspr. 1, 149], a two-pronged fork.
    I.
    Lit.:

    exacuunt alii vallos furcasque bicornes,

    Verg. G. 1, 264:

    valentes,

    id. ib. 2, 359:

    furcis detrudi,

    Liv. 28, 3, 7; cf. Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 2. —Prov.: naturam expellas furcā, tamen usque recurret, with might and main, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 24 (v. furcilla).—
    II.
    Transf., of things shaped like a fork.
    A.
    A forkshaped prop, pole, or stake, for carrying burdens on the back or shoulder, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 2;

    for supporting the seats of a theatre,

    Liv. 1, 35, 9;

    for a vine,

    Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 32;

    for fishing-nets,

    id. 9, 8, 9, § 31;

    for the gable of a house,

    Ov. M. 8, 700; a frame on which meat was suspended in the chimney, id. ib. 8, 648.—
    B.
    An instrument of punishment in the form of a fork (V or II), which was placed on the culprit's neck, while his hands were fastened to the two ends, a yoke (cf.: crux, gabalus, patibulum; hence, furcifer): To. Satis sumpsimus jam supplici. Do. Fateor, manus vobis do. To. Post dabis sub furcis, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 71:

    canem et furcam ferre,

    id. Cas. 2, 6, 37:

    servus per circum, cum virgis caederetur, furcam ferens ductus est,

    Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55:

    servus sub furca caesus,

    Liv. 2, 36, 1 Drak.; Val. Max. 1, 7, 4; Lact. 2, 7, 20:

    sub furca vinctus inter verbera et cruciatus,

    Liv. 1, 26, 10:

    cervicem inserere furcae,

    Suet. Ner. 49; Eutr. 7, 5; Prud. steph. 10, 851.—Hence poet. to designate the worst condition of slavery:

    ibis sub furcam prudens,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 66.—
    C.
    A fork-shaped gallows:

    aliquem furcā figere,

    Dig. 48, 19, 28 fin.:

    furcae subicere,

    ib. 9:

    in furcam tollere,

    ib. 38:

    in furcam suspendere,

    ib. 13, 6:

    in furcam damnare,

    ib. 49, 16, 3:

    canes vivi in furca, sambucea arbore fixi,

    Plin. 29. 4, 14, § 57.—
    D.
    A fork-shaped yoke in which young bullocks were put to be tamed, Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2.—
    E.
    Furcae cancrorum, the claws of a crab, App. Mag. p. 297. —
    F.
    Furcae Caudinae, the narrow pass of Caudium, the Caudine Forks, usually called Furculae Caudinae (v. furcula, II. and Caudium), Val. Max. 5, 1, 5 ext.; 7, 2, 17 ext.

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  • Gable roof — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gable wall — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gable window — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gable — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. gable facade, front, gable, from O.N. gafl gable, gable end (in north of England, the word is probably directly from Norse), probably from P.Gmc. *gablaz top of a pitched roof (Cf. M.Du. ghevel, Du. gevel, O.H.G. gibil,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Gâble (architecture) — Gable (architecture)  Ne doit pas être confondu avec galbe. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gable …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gable — oder Gablé ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Christopher Gable (1940–1998), britischer Tänzer, Schauspieler, Ballettdirektor und pädagoge Clark Gable (1901–1960), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Dan Gable (* 1948), US amerikanischer Ringer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gâble — Gable Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Clark Gable, acteur de cinéma ; Le gable ou gâble, élément d architecture. Gable Blanc, ancienne commune française du Calvados, aujourd hui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gable stone — Gable stones (Dutch gevelstenen ) are carved and often colourfully painted stone tablets, which are set into the walls of buildings, usually at about 4 metres from the ground. They serve both to identify and embellish the building. They may also… …   Wikipedia

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