gargoyle
Cathedral's stone grotesque
A gargoyle is a carved stone figure, typically grotesque or monstrous, projecting from a building's roofline to channel rainwater away from the walls.
The term extends to any grotesque carved figure on a building, even decorative ones without drainage function.
By extension, gargoyle describes an ugly person: He sat in the corner like a gargoyle.
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- spireTapering architectural peak
- steeplePointed church tower
parapet · pinnacle · gable · finial · tracery · masonry · stonework · buttress
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- wyvernBipedal winged dragon
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
sphinx · demon · imp · gremlin · creature · beast · monster · hybrid
One who safeguards others
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- watcherOne who observes
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- evil spiritsMalevolent supernatural beings
superstition · talisman · ward · perched · vigilant · rooftop · lookout · scare
Cut to create form
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
statue · mason · chisel · stonecutter · relief · weathered · eroded · perched
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- spireTapering architectural peak
steeple · parapet · pinnacle · gable · finial · tracery · masonry · stonework · buttress · cornice
chimera
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
basilisk · sphinx · demon · imp · gremlin · creature · beast · monster · hybrid · winged beast
protector
One who safeguards others
evil spirits · superstition · talisman · ward · perched · vigilant · rooftop · lookout · scare · repel
carved
Cut to create form
marble · statue · mason · chisel · stonecutter · relief · weathered · eroded · perched · crouching
monstrous
Frighteningly huge or wicked
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
distorted · misshapen · fanged · demonic · leering · beastly · horned · winged · clawed · snarling
downspout
Vertical roof drainage pipe
spout · runoff · channel · drainpipe · functional · roofline · precipitation · divert · mouth · discharge
- stone carvingpetroglyph, epigraphy, bas-relief, marble carving, stele
- gargoylesgrotesques, stone carvings, stone carving, waterspouts, spout
- church sculpturerood, angel statue, crucifix, pieta, pietà
- Gothic ornamentstracery, finial, crocket, quatrefoil, trefoil
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat