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Definition of Gurgoyle
1. n. See Gargoyle.
Definition of Gurgoyle
1. Noun. (alternative form of gargoyle) ¹
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Definition of Gurgoyle
1. gargoyle [n -S] - See also: gargoyle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gurgoyle
Literary usage of Gurgoyle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1874)
"And hide the gurgoyle's frown. But upward creeps the sunlight, To rest on tower
and spire— Their gilded summits twinkling bright, As if alive with fire. ..."
2. A Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms by Orby Shipley (1872)
"The same as gurgoyle. Garlands. These are either placed before altars, or carried
before corpses, or were, in some cases, placed on the heads of the ..."
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