Synonyms for gargoyle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gahr-goil |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr gɔɪl |
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Définition of gargoyle
Origin :- "grotesque carved waterspout," late 13c., gargurl, from Old French gargole "throat, waterspout" (see gargle).
- As in beast : noun large wild animal; brute
- John dear, it was that scalloped fire which Gargoyle was staring at.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- I only saw and smelled the flowers; Gargoyle looked as if he felt them!
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- Yet, if ever the moment had come to question him who had once been "Gargoyle," that moment was come now!
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- He is too much the gargoyle himself for the delights of dizziness.
- Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks
- It is like Socrates, that head; and like a gargoyle on the tower of Notre Dame.
- Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys
- Now the conversion of a "Gargoyle" into a "Beetle" was not an easy process.
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
- "It shall be as thou askest, Gargoyle with the eyebrows," said Mellor.
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
- What could Wyndham want with a little quiet talk with a Gargoyle?
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
- Plunger was one of the earliest to obtain a copy of the Gargoyle Record.
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
- You're not such a bad sort of fellow, after all, for a Gargoyle!
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
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