gargoyle
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the guttersA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
» The tour guide explained that each gargoyle once served as a rain spout.
Meaning
4 sensesA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
Wasserspeier
горгу́льяgorgúlʹja, гаргу́йльgargújlʹ, гаргу́льяgargúlʹja
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
A fictional winged monster.
горгу́льяgorgúlʹja, гаргу́льяgargúlʹja
(derogatory)An ugly woman.
гры́мзаgrýmza, кики́мораkikímora, мы́мраmýmra
Examples
3 sentencesThe tour guide explained that each gargoyle once served as a rain spout.
The man who almost married my aunt had a big gargoyle statue in his backyard.
deDer Mann, der beinahe meine Tante geheiratet hätte, hatte im Garten eine große Wasserspeierfigur stehen.
Ada was sketching a cracked gargoyle for art class when Ajit showed up.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French gargouille, from Latin. Doublet of gargle. The Académie Française suggestsFrom Old French gargouille, from Latin. Doublet of gargle. The Académie Française suggests the first attestation as gargoule in 1294.
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