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GARGOYLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gargoyle" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gargoyle" is a kind of...):
spout (an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain)
