neck-gable

/ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/

noun

a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable

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Meanings

nounneck-gable (plural neck-gables)

plural neck-gables

  1. a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable

Translations

Dutch halsgevel
  • halsgevelpart of a structure
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APA

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Chicago

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