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gargoyle

[gahr-goil] / ˈgɑr gɔɪl /
NOUN
carved grotesque figure acting as a spout
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The architect’s mischievous side comes through in countless sketches for his famous gargoyles, which achieve “both anatomical coherence and a sense of demonic vitality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She stares straight ahead— past the giant oak tree, past the stone gargoyle, past the ritzy apartments with the doorman.

From Literature

As they approached, Danny could see the knocker was shaped like a gargoyle head.

From Literature

He is a gargoyle come to life, complete with the perpetual scowl and the mountainous muscles.

From Literature

With shuffling feet and downcast eyes, while making sidelong gargoyle faces at their sister, they handed the letter to their governess.

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