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/frak"teuh beuhl/, n. Archit. (on a gable wall)a coping concealing the slopes of the roof, esp. one having an ornamental silhouette.[1680-90; obs. fract broken, cracked (see FRACTURE) + -ABLE]
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fractable — /frak teuh beuhl/, n. Archit. (on a gable wall) a coping concealing the slopes of the roof, esp. one having an ornamental silhouette. [1680 90; obs. fract broken, cracked (see FRACTURE) + ABLE] … Useful english dictionary
boltel — /bohl teuhl/, n. Archit. 1. Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo. 2. Also, bottle. a curved fractable. [1425 75; late ME boltell, equiv. to bolt BOLT1 + ell n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
factable — ˈfakˌtābəl noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of earlier fractable, fract table, from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break) + English table more at break : coping I … Useful english dictionary
