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noun
a gable or facade with a decorative bell-shape, characteristic of traditional Dutch architecture
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Calque of Dutch klokgevel, with klok meaning both bell and clock in Dutch, and gevel meaning gable.
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