Beastie vs. Gargoyle — What's the Difference?

An animal, especially one regarded with jocular affection.

In architecture, and specifically in Gothic architecture, a gargoyle () is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between. Architects often used multiple gargoyles on a building to divide the flow of rainwater off the roof to minimize the potential damage from a rainstorm.

Beast, animal.

A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.

A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

A person of bizarre or grotesque appearance.

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.

A fictional winged monster.

(pejorative) An ugly woman.

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

A spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal