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| gar·goyle [ gr gòyl ] (plural gar·goyles) |
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1. grotesque drainage spout: a spout in the form of a grotesque animal or human figure that projects from the gutter of a building and is designed to cast rainwater clear of the building
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2. statue of grotesque figure: a grotesque carved figure
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3. somebody like carved figure: somebody thought to resemble a carved gargoyle
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| [15th century. < Old French gargouille (see gargle)] |
