mascaron
A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was…A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
Meaning
1 sensesA carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
Maskaron, Fratzenkopf
маскаронmaskaron
Translations
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Origin
From French mascaron, from Italian mascherone.From French mascaron, from Italian mascherone.
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