Definition of Gargoile

Definition of Gargoile

Gar"goyle (?), n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. gárgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize.] (Arch.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

GARGOYLE, n. A rain-spout projecting from the eaves of mediaeval
buildings, commonly fashioned into a grotesque caricature of some
personal enemy of the architect or owner of the building. This was
especially the case in churches and ecclesiastical structures
generally, in which the gargoyles presented a perfect rogues' gallery
of local heretics and controversialists. Sometimes when a new dean
and chapter were installed the old gargoyles were removed and others
substituted having a closer relation to the private animosities of the
new incumbents.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
A decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
(Slang) A derogatory term implying that a woman is ugly.
an olive flavoured mouthwash

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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