gargoyle
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gargoyle
- /ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl/ UK
- /ˈɡɑɹɡɔɪl/ US
Where it comes from
From Old French gargouille, from Latin. Doublet of gargle. The Académie Française suggests the first attestation as gargoule in 1294.
noun gargoyles
- A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters. As we went, however, I took the precaution of noting our route as well as I could; and this was not so very difficult, owing to the extraordinary and most fantastic shape of the rocks that were strewn about, many of which in that dim light looked more like the grim faces carven upon mediæval gargoyl
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Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico.
Similar: grotesque, hunky punk
- A fictional winged monster. Almost immediately one of the gargoyles swept down from the sky and attacked him. The gargoyle's momentum drove them both over the side.
- An ugly woman. Above all, in what reckless moment had she encouraged that person and her gargoyle of a mother to move to Mayfair, and set up house around the corner?
Translations
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noun carved grotesque figure on a spout
| Español | gárgola |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가고일 gagoil |
| 日本語 | ガーゴイル gāgoiru |
| 中文 | 石像鬼 shíxiàngguǐ, 雨漏 yǔlòu |
| Português | gárgula |
| Français | gargouille |
| Deutsch | Wasserspeier |
| Italiano | gargoyle, gargouille, gargolla, garguglia, doccione, grondone |
| Română | gargui |
| Русский | горгу́лья gorgúlʹja, гаргу́йль gargújlʹ, гаргу́лья gargúlʹja |
noun decorative figure on a building
| Español | gárgola |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ガーゴイル gāgoiru |
| 中文 | 石像鬼 shíxiàngguǐ |
| Français | gargouille |
| Italiano | gargoyle, gargouille, gargolla, garguglia, doccione, grondone |
Talk about this word "gargoyle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gargoyle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gargoyle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gargoyle "gargoyle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gargoyle.Cite this
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title = {gargoyle},
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