gargoulette

English

Etymology

French

Noun

gargoulette (plural gargoulettes)

  1. A water-cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.
    • 1873, Mrs. Bury Palliser (translator), Albert Jacquemart, History of the Ceramic Art
      in the centre of the arabesque crown described in the bowls; rarer still, are pieces of form such as a gargoulette, an elegant long-necked bottle, and an octagonal recipient

References

  • gargoulette in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Noun

gargoulette f (plural gargoulettes)

  1. gargoulette

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