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Letter G



Gabionage \Ga"bi*on*age\, n. [F. gabionnage.] (Mil.) The part of a fortification built of gabions. [1913 Webster] more...
Gabioned \Ga"bi*oned\, p. a. Furnished with gabions. [1913 Webster] more...
Gabionnade \Ga`bion`nade"\, n. See Gabionade. [1913 Webster]See also: Gabionade more...
Gable \Ga"ble\, n. A cable. [Archaic] --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 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 more...
gabled \gabled\ adj. furnished or constructed with a gable; -- of a house or roof; as, a gabled roof. Opposite of ungabled. [WordNet 1.5]See also: ungabled more...
Gablet \Ga"blet\, n. (Arch.) A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc. [1913 Webster] more...
Gablock \Gab"lock\, n. [See Gavelock.] A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock. --Wright. [1913 Webster]See also: Gavelock more...