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gargoyle

[gahr-goil] / ˈgɑr gɔɪl /
NOUN
carved grotesque figure acting as a spout
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A host of celebrity judges have to decide whether they’re seeing an elaborate cake or Halloween decor like a jack-o-lantern, a black cat and a gargoyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

"I see a gargoyle... something horrible, disgusting," she tells the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Kimbrough also lent his voice to a gargoyle named Victor in Disney’s animated film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023

The bass John Relyea, a Met regular, dug into the role of the assassin Sparafucile with his gargoyle of a voice — a dark, threatening gnarl of sound.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

I went to one of the tourist shops down the block and bought a postcard of a gargoyle, one of those at the top of Notre-Dame.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio