Gargoyle



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 雕刻成怪兽状的) 滴水嘴; 面貌丑恶的人

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English gargule, gargoyl, from Old French gargoule
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
  • b. a grotesquely carved figure
• 2. a person with an ugly face
• ? gargoyled adjective

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