Gargol

A disease among swine. See GARGET. Gargoyle, Gurgoyle. [Fr. gargouille.] ( Arch.) An ornamental spout projecting below the battlements of a tower or the parapets of a wall, through which the rain that falls on the roof is discharged at a little distance beyond the face of the wall. The gargoyle forms a striking feature in Gothic architecture, being frequently in the form of a dragon, or lion, or some heraldic monster, and sometimes a grotesque representation of the ر Fig . 1119. GARGOYLE. human face and figure. It was introduced to mask the unsightly appearance of a piece of leaden pipe sticking out of the wall, the pipe being pa ed through a block of stone, which was subsequently carved into a form corresponding to the general character of the architecture of the building.