gablet
gablet.
1. Small gable-shaped top to e.g. a buttress, common in early Gothic architecture.
2. Type of roof (gambrel-or gablet-roof) with a small gable rising up from a hipped roof.
1. Small gable-shaped top to e.g. a buttress, common in early Gothic architecture.
2. Type of roof (gambrel-or gablet-roof) with a small gable rising up from a hipped roof.
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