gargoyle

noun4

1. •
   A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

   • From between set teeth came now a flow of oaths and imprecations as steady as the flow of water from the gargoyle overhead. — 1906
2. •
   Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.

   • The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico. — 1952
3. •
   A fictional winged monster.

   • Almost immediately one of the gargoyles swept down from the sky and attacked him. The gargoyle's momentum drove them both over the side. — 2005
4. •
   (offensive) An ugly woman.

   • Above all, in what reckless moment had she encouraged that person and her gargoyle of a mother to move to Mayfair, and set up house around the corner? — 2011