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单词 gargoyle
释义 gar·goyle
\ˈgärˌgȯil, ˈgȧˌ-\ noun
also gur·goyle \ˈgərˌ-, ˈgə̄ˌ-, ˈgəiˌ-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English gargoyl, from Middle French gargouille, gargoule, from Old French gargoule, of imitative origin
1.
 a. : a spout often having the form of a grotesque figure or animal and projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
  < listening to the avid gabble of water running from a gargoyle at the corner of the schoolhouse — Eve Langley >
 b. : any grotesquely carved figure
  < strange Ethiopian gargoyles carved upon the ebony footposts of his bed — Hervey Allen >
2. : a person with a face resembling that of a gargoyle
 < what you need is a woman — older, of course … but not a gorgon or a gargoyle — Mary Fitt >
[gargoyle 1a]
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