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Definition of Gargoyle
1. Noun. A spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
2. Noun. An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
Definition of Gargoyle
1. n. A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.
Definition of Gargoyle
1. Noun. A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters. ¹
2. Noun. Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building. ¹
3. Noun. A fictional winged creature. ¹
4. Noun. (slang pejorative) An ugly woman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gargoyle
1. an ornamental figure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gargoyle
Literary usage of Gargoyle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Little Ten-minutes": Or, A Pastor's Talks with His Children by Frank Tappan Bayley (1909)
"I SUPPOSE, dear children, that if I were"to say something to you about a gargoyle
you would hardly know what I meant: so I have brought one to show you. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"1. outlet (contextual); spec, pipe, nozzle, snout, beak, waterspout, monitor,
jet, gargoyle; see COCK. 2. issue¡ spirt, spurt, spire (rare), gush, squirt, ..."
3. Roman and Medieval Art by William Henry Goodyear (1897)
"... these were different modes of practical construction successively called into
use by matter-of-fact causes, and FIG. 150.—gargoyle AND GOTHIC DETAILS. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"And many gargoyle, ami many hideous heads . . . Lydgate, Troy (ed. ... An old
spelling of gargoyle. garibaldi (gar-i-bal'di; It. pron. gä-re-bäl'de), ..."
5. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1904)
"A LION HEAD, gargoyle GEZER FOUNDATION DEPOSITS AND MODERN BELIEFS BY DR.
GHOSN EL-HOWIE IT IS a little over an hour's ride south of the road which leads ..."
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