Gargoyle Definition

gärgoil
gargoyles
noun
A waterspout, usually in the form of a grotesquely carved animal or fantastic creature, projecting from the gutter of a building.
Webster's New World
A projecting ornament (on a building) that looks like this.
Webster's New World
A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
American Heritage
A person with grotesque features.
Webster's New World

A fictional winged creature.

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Other Word Forms of Gargoyle

Noun

Singular:
gargoyle
Plural:
gargoyles

Origin of Gargoyle

  • Middle English gargoile from Old French gargole, gargouille throat, waterspout

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French gargouille.

    From Wiktionary

Gargoyle Sentence Examples

  • She approached the window, amazed at the snow, until her gaze fell to a figure kneeling like a dark gargoyle in the middle of the white lawn.

  • Before this crowned Gargoyle had recovered himself Zeb had wound a strap several times around its body, confining its wings and arms so that it could not move.

  • When Eureka's captor had thrown the kitten after the others the last Gargoyle silently disappeared, leaving our friends to breathe freely once more.

  • There's even a tale about growing a gargoyle in the mix.

  • The patented toric curve lens produced by Gargoyle shades eliminates this problem by providing a unique molded lens that covers up to 210 degrees of vision, effectively shielding the wearer from 83 percent more incidental light.

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