Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pignons à pas de moineaux
English translation:
crow-stepped gable
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Susan Gastaldi
Feb 4, 2007 16:02
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pignons à pas de moineaux
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Architecture
description of a farm building
Have found plenty of pictures but no direct translation - any suggestionss? Many thanks
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
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crow-stepped gable
A Crow-stepped gable is a stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building. (from http://www.answers.com/topic/crow-stepped-gable)
This gives you all you need to know, probably. No doubt other birds are used elsewhere in the world, as there are different-sized steps elsewhere.
This gives you all you need to know, probably. No doubt other birds are used elsewhere in the world, as there are different-sized steps elsewhere.
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Rachel Fell
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow-stepped_gable - also called corbie stepped
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Bourth (X)
: Or "crowstep gable". Typical of Holland/Belgium and hence N. of France.
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ACOZ (X)
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Charles - this is perfect, and thanks to Rachel too."
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Rachel Fell
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stepped gables
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Christopher Crockett
: Perversely, I actually prefer simply "stepped gable", without the crows.
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Thank you Christopher!
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