gambrel roofn.

Brit.

/ˌɡambr(ə)l ˈruːf/,

/ˌɡambr(ə)l ˈrʊf/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmbrəl ˈˌruf/,

/ˈɡæmbrəl ˈˌrʊf/

Forms: see gambrel n. and roof n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gambrel n., roof n.

Etymology: < gambrel n. + roof n., probably so called on account of its resemblance to the shape of a horse's hind leg (compare gambrel n. 2a).

Originally U.S.

A two-sided roof, each side having a shallower slope above a steeper one. Also (British): a hipped roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end. Cf. mansard n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > types of roof generally

vaulta1387

plat-roofa1425

pend1454

faunsere1460

compassed roofa1552

terrace1572

sotie1578

crown1588

arch-roof1594

arch1609

under-roof1611

concameration1644

voltoa1660

hip roof1663

French roof1669

oversail1673

jerkinhead1703

mansard1704

curb-roof1733

shed roof1736

gable roof1759

gambrel roof1761

living roof1792

pent roof1794

span-roof1823

wagon-head1823

azotea1824

rafter roof1825

rooflet1825

wagon-vault1835

bell-roof1842

spire-roof1842

cradle-roof1845

packsaddle roof1845

open roof1847

umbrella roof1847

gambrel1848

packsaddle1848

compass-roof1849

saddleback1849

saddle roof1850

curbed roof1866

wagon-roof1866

saw-tooth roof1900

trough roof1905

skillion roof1911

north-light roof1923

shell roof1954

green roof1984

knee-roof-

1737 Boston Gaz. 21 Nov. (advt.) One Tenement two Stories upright, with a Gambering Roof.]

1761 New-Hampsh. Gaz. 21 Aug. 4/2 To be Sold... A Good Double House, with a Gambrel Roof.

1834 Knickerbocker June 428 The other is built in the ancient Dutch mode, with a high, steep gambrel-roof.

1851 S. Judd Margaret (rev. ed.) vi. 30 Here and there was a house in the then new style, three-storied, with gambrel roof and dormer windows.

1861 H. B. Stowe Pearl of Orr's Island 31 The afternoon sunbeams..are painting the gambrel-roof with a golden brown.

1917 New Country Life May 49/2 There are in Annapolis several houses with gambrel roofs.

1977 New Yorker 10 Oct. 44/1 Its gambrel roof Gave it the look of a small Prim barn.

1996 Independent on Sunday 18 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 7/3 The kids would climb from the attic on to the Dutch gambrel roof, or go trooping into the family room.

Compounds

gambrel-roofed adj. (of a building) having a gambrel roof.

ΚΠ

1779 in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1814) 2nd Ser. II. 466 The [Indian] Queens Pallace was a gambril ruft house.

1858 H. B. Stowe Minister's Wooing i A small farm, with a modest, ‘gambrel-roofed’, one-story cottage.

1935 Amer. Girl July 35/2 Just then the trio topped the long ascent and came in sight of the gray, gambrel-roofed, wide-verandahed house.

2002 W. Storandt Summer they Came iii. 34 The house was a perfect jewel box of a gambrel-roofed cottage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gambrel roof
释义	gambrel roofn. Brit. /ˌɡambr(ə)l ˈruːf/, /ˌɡambr(ə)l ˈrʊf/, U.S. /ˈɡæmbrəl ˈˌruf/, /ˈɡæmbrəl ˈˌrʊf/ Forms: see gambrel n. and roof n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gambrel n., roof n. Etymology: < gambrel n. + roof n., probably so called on account of its resemblance to the shape of a horse's hind leg (compare gambrel n. 2a). Originally U.S. A two-sided roof, each side having a shallower slope above a steeper one. Also (British): a hipped roof with a small gable forming the upper part of each end. Cf. mansard n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > types of roof generally vaulta1387 plat-roofa1425 pend1454 faunsere1460 compassed roofa1552 terrace1572 sotie1578 crown1588 arch-roof1594 arch1609 under-roof1611 concameration1644 voltoa1660 hip roof1663 French roof1669 oversail1673 jerkinhead1703 mansard1704 curb-roof1733 shed roof1736 gable roof1759 gambrel roof1761 living roof1792 pent roof1794 span-roof1823 wagon-head1823 azotea1824 rafter roof1825 rooflet1825 wagon-vault1835 bell-roof1842 spire-roof1842 cradle-roof1845 packsaddle roof1845 open roof1847 umbrella roof1847 gambrel1848 packsaddle1848 compass-roof1849 saddleback1849 saddle roof1850 curbed roof1866 wagon-roof1866 saw-tooth roof1900 trough roof1905 skillion roof1911 north-light roof1923 shell roof1954 green roof1984 knee-roof- 1737 Boston Gaz. 21 Nov. (advt.) One Tenement two Stories upright, with a Gambering Roof.] 1761 New-Hampsh. Gaz. 21 Aug. 4/2 To be Sold... A Good Double House, with a Gambrel Roof. 1834 Knickerbocker June 428 The other is built in the ancient Dutch mode, with a high, steep gambrel-roof. 1851 S. Judd Margaret (rev. ed.) vi. 30 Here and there was a house in the then new style, three-storied, with gambrel roof and dormer windows. 1861 H. B. Stowe Pearl of Orr's Island 31 The afternoon sunbeams..are painting the gambrel-roof with a golden brown. 1917 New Country Life May 49/2 There are in Annapolis several houses with gambrel roofs. 1977 New Yorker 10 Oct. 44/1 Its gambrel roof Gave it the look of a small Prim barn. 1996 Independent on Sunday 18 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 7/3 The kids would climb from the attic on to the Dutch gambrel roof, or go trooping into the family room. Compounds gambrel-roofed adj. (of a building) having a gambrel roof. ΚΠ 1779 in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1814) 2nd Ser. II. 466 The [Indian] Queens Pallace was a gambril ruft house. 1858 H. B. Stowe Minister's Wooing i A small farm, with a modest, ‘gambrel-roofed’, one-story cottage. 1935 Amer. Girl July 35/2 Just then the trio topped the long ascent and came in sight of the gray, gambrel-roofed, wide-verandahed house. 2002 W. Storandt Summer they Came iii. 34 The house was a perfect jewel box of a gambrel-roofed cottage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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