"mascaron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/ Forms: mascarons [plural]
Etymology: From French, from Italian mascherone. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|it|mascherone}} Italian mascherone Head templates: {{en-noun}} mascaron (plural mascarons)
  1. (architecture) A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building. Wikipedia link: Mascaron (architecture) Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (carved, ornamental face): mascaró [masculine] (Catalan), maskaron [masculine] (Czech), maskaron [common-gender] (Danish), mascaron [masculine] (Dutch), maskarono (Esperanto), maskaroni (Finnish), mascaron [masculine] (French), Maskaron [masculine] (German), Fratzenkopf [masculine] (German), mascherone [masculine] (Italian), maszkaron [masculine] (Polish), maskaron [masculine] (Polish), mascarão [masculine] (Portuguese), маскарон (maskaron) [masculine] (Russian), mascarón [masculine] (Spanish), maskaron (Swedish)

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