Found 2 items, similar to Gargoyle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gargoyle
gargoyle
n 1: a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a
person or animal
2: an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a
person or animal
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gargoyle
Gargoyle
\Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.
g['a]rgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat,
influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See
Gorge and cf.
Gargle,
Gargarize.] (Arch.)
A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often
carved grotesquely. [Written also
gargle,
gargyle, and
gurgoyle.]
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