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gar·goyle (gär′go̵il′)

noun

  1. a waterspout, usually in the form of a grotesquely carved animal or fantastic creature, projecting from the gutter of a building
  2. a projecting ornament (on a building) that looks like this
  3. a person with grotesque features

Etymology: ME gargule, throat < OFr gargouille: see gargle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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