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