hastial

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fastigiāle, from Latin fastigium.

Noun

hastial m (plural hastiales)

  1. (architecture) gable
    • 1891, José María de Pereda, Pedro Sánchez, chapter 1:
      [] reducido a escombros [] , medio hastial del Oeste y el correspondiente alero del tejado.
      brought down half the western gable and the corresponding eave of the roof

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