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Definition of gablet in English: gabletnounˈɡeɪblɪt Architecture A small ornamental gable over a buttress or similar feature. Example sentencesExamples - From it rise a column and four shafts with trefoil arches and ornamental gablets, each containing a shield.
- Come down from he small, center pinnacle and the gablet is the first one you will find.
- Above this gablet is the rose window placed with a deeply recessed, shafted, and moulded arch.
- This roof is broken by a low pediment-like gable on the facade, by gablets on each end, and by three tall chimneys.
- A simple rakeboard outlines the gablet and its face is sheathed with share shingles.
Origin Late Middle English: from gable + -et1. |