Definitions
an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
Word origin
From Old French gargouille, from Latin. Doublet of gargle. The Académie Française suggests the first attestation as gargoule in 1294.
Used in a sentence
“From between set teeth came now a flow of oaths and imprecations as steady as the flow of water from the gargoyle overhead.”
“The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico.”
“Almost immediately one of the gargoyles swept down from the sky and attacked him. The gargoyle's momentum drove them both over the side.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Carved roof spout”8 letters
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