neck-gables

A form of neck-gable — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of neck-gable
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