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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 .