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gargoyle
[gahr-goil]
noun
a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
a spout, terminating in a grotesque representation of a human or animal figure with open mouth, projecting from the gutter of a building for throwing rainwater clear of a building.
gargoyle
/ ˈɡɑːɡɔɪ /
noun
a waterspout carved in the form of a grotesque face or creature and projecting from a roof gutter, esp of a Gothic church
any grotesque ornament or projection, esp on a building
a person with a grotesque appearance
gargoyle
A sculpture depicting grotesque human shapes or evil spirits used in many buildings of the Middle Ages, most notably on Gothic cathedrals (see also cathedral). Some gargoyles drained rainwater, sending it clear of the walls of the building.
Other 51Թ Forms
- gargoyled adjective
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gargoyle1
Example Sentences
“The Brutalist” is a staggering and worthwhile epic that needed to scale back just a bit, like a building with one too many gargoyles.
A former tattooist who left a woman "looking like a gargoyle" after giving her botched face fillers had been posing as a doctor at his aesthetics clinic, a BBC investigation has revealed.
He talked about going to an art show at the studio, and he saw a piece of a bunch of gargoyles sitting on a log flying kites.
A freeze frame of a frozen-faced Biden — taken from his wretched debate performance — loomed from the big screen in the convention hall like a geriatric gargoyle.
He gazed down at us like a furry gargoyle.
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