gargoyle
Gargoyles (spouts) at Amiens Cathedral.
Meaning
Noun
- A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
- A fictional winged monster.
- An ugly woman.
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Origin
- From Old French gargouille. gargle. The Académie Française suggests the first attestation as gargoule in 1294.
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