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pignon

pignon

9.9
The triangular top of a wall at the end of a roof
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪɡnɒn/
  • UK
translation icon : frontón
  • The stone pignon was carefully restored to preserve the house's original character.

Examples

  • The old farmhouse displayed a decorative pignon at the end of its steeply pitched roof.

  • Architects admired the elegant pignon that crowned the historic building.

  • The pignon was damaged during the storm.

  • Can you see the pignon on that old barn?

  • The old farmhouse displayed a decorative pignon at the end of its steeply pitched roof.

  • Architects admired the elegant pignon that crowned the historic building.

  • The stone pignon was carefully restored to preserve the house's original character.

Synonyms

gable
vspignon
19 6.6

A triangular part of a wall under a sloping roof

has identical meaning but is an alternative term for the same feature
gable wall
vspignon
6.9

The triangular top part of a wall under a sloping roof

has identical meaning but is a different term for the same section
gable end
vspignon
6.9

A triangular wall at the end of a building under the sloping roof

is the same in meaning but highlights the end location as a variant term

Surface Forms

pignon singular
pignons plural

Etymology

Pignon for a gable comes from a French word for a 'peak' or 'point' and is the same idea as the English pinnacle. So a architectural pignon is the triangular 'peak' at the end of a ridged roof.