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gargoyle    音标拼音: [g'ɑrg,ɔɪl]
n. 笕嘴

笕嘴

gargoyle
n 1: a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a
person or animal
2: an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a
person or animal

Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.
g['a]rgola, 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}.]
[1913 Webster]

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    The Gargoyle is more than just a strange decoration clinging to the side of a cathedral Born out of necessity as rain spouts to protect medieval architecture, these eerie stone figures evolved into symbols of protection, fear, and imagination Over the centuries, legends transformed them from practical drainpipes into living characters of Gothic myth, said to ward off evil spirits and come





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