Gargyle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gargyle \Gar"gyle\, n. (Arch.)
     See {Gargoyle}.
     [1913 Webster]