Gargoyle - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gargoyle :  (noun)
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

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Gargoyle : 

A language for compiler writing.

[J.V. Garwick, CACM 7(1):16-20, (Jan 1964)].

(1994-11-04)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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