Gargoyle: alternatives and connections

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Gargoyle

A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.

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Decoration 76% connected

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

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Ornament 76% connected

That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.

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Ornamentation 76% connected

The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

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Spout 76% connected

To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk.

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