English-Thai Dictionary
gargoyle
N หัว สัตว์ประหลาด ทำ ด้วย หิน ตั้ง บน หลังคา โบสถ์ หรือ อาคาร สมัยเก่า spout grotesque figure hua-sad-pra-lad-tam-duai-hin-tang-bon-lang-ka-bod-rue-ar-kan-sa-mai-kao
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GARGOYLE
Gar "goyle, n. Etym: [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. gárgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize. ] (Arch. )
Defn: A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
gargoyle
gar goyle |ˈgärˌgoil ˈɡɑrˌɡɔɪl | ▶noun a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall. DERIVATIVES gar goyled adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gargouille ‘throat, ’ also ‘gargoyle ’ (because of the water passing through the throat and mouth of the figure ); related to Greek gargarizein ‘to gargle ’ (imitating the sounds made in the throat ).
Oxford Dictionary
gargoyle
gargoyle |ˈgɑːgɔɪl | ▶noun a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gargouille ‘throat ’, also ‘gargoyle ’ (because of the water passing through the throat and mouth of the figure ); related to Greek gargarizein ‘to gargle ’ (imitating the sounds made in the throat ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gargoyle
gar goyle /ɡɑ́ː r ɡɔɪl /名詞 C ガーゴイル 〘ゴシック様式教会の吐水用の怪獣の彫像 〙; 怪奇な形の彫像 .
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