GARGOUILLE

Meaning of GARGOUILLE in English

[Folklore] The great dragon that lived in the river Seine (France) and which ravaged Rouen. It was slain in the 7th century by the Archbishop of Rouen, St. Romanus.

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GARGOYLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GARGOYLE — — gargoyled , adj. /gahr"goyl/ , n. 1. a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal. 2. a spout, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GARGLE — — gargler , n. /gahr"geuhl/ , v. , gargled, gargling , n. v.i. 1. to wash or rinse the throat …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GARGOYLE — [ 'gα:gɔɪl ] ■ noun a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GARGLE — ■ verb wash one's mouth and throat with a liquid that is kept in motion by breathing through it with …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GARGOYLE — [gar.goyle] n [ME gargoyl, fr. MF gargouille; akin to MF gargouiller] (13c) 1 a: a spout in the form of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GARGOYLE — / ˈgɑːgɔɪl; NAmE ˈgɑːrg-/ noun an ugly figure of a person or an animal that is made of stone and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GARGLE — / ˈgɑːgl; NAmE ˈgɑːrgl/ verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] gargle (with sth) to wash inside your mouth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GARGOYLE — gar ‧ goyle /ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl $ ˈɡɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: gargouille …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GARGLE — I. gar ‧ gle 1 /ˈɡɑːɡ ə l $ ˈɡɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GARGOYLE — n. a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of (esp. a Gothic) building usu. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GARGLE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) wash (one's mouth and throat), esp. for medicinal purposes, with a liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GARGOYLE — n. a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of (esp. a Gothic) building usu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GARGLE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) wash (one's mouth and throat), esp. for medicinal purposes, with a liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GARGOYLE — n. a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of (esp. a Gothic) building usu. …
Oxford English vocab
GARGLE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (also absol.) wash (one's mouth and throat), esp. for medicinal purposes, with a liquid …
Oxford English vocab
FOLKLORE MYTHOLOGY
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GARGOYLISM — From the French gargouille (waterspout), the word conveys the often-grotesque image of the medieval cathedral gargoyle. The term gargoylism was …
English Dictionary of Medicine

Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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