gargoulette
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun[edit]
gargoulette (plural gargoulettes)
- A water-cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.
- 1873, Albert Jacquemart, translated by Mrs. Bury Palliser, 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[edit]
- “gargoulette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
gargoulette f (plural gargoulettes)
Further reading[edit]
- “gargoulette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.