Gables
in example sentence
The man saw on his right a paling, a wall of coarse planks shutting in a line of rails, while a grassy slope rose on the left surmounted by confused
gables
, a vision of a village with low uniform roofs.
More example sentences with word gables
It was mid-day, the shutters of the houses were closed and the slate roofs that glittered beneath the fierce light of the blue sky seemed to strike sparks from the crest of the
gables.
Its low-pitched
gables
and thatched roof and latticed windows give it quite a story-book appearance, while inside it is even still more once-upon-a-timeyfied.
From amid the branches there jutted out the grey
gables
and high roof-tree of a very old mansion.
By the side of the road, and amongst the trees at the edge of the water along the valley, delicious farmhouses showed their pointed
gables
with green trellises.
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