mascaron
See also: mascarón
English
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Mascaron on the Pont Alexandre III in Paris
Etymology
French, from Italian mascherone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/
Noun
mascaron (plural mascarons)
- (architecture) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
Translations
carved, ornamental face
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian mascherone.
Pronunciation
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Descendants
- → Polish: maskaron
Further reading
- “mascaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Romanian
Declension
Declension of mascaron
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /masˈkaɾon/ [masˈka.ɾõn]
- Rhymes: -aɾon
- Syllabification: mas‧ca‧ron
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