mascarón
mascarón
∗mascarón
masculine noun
1grotesque head (architecture)
- mascarón de proa -> figurehead
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mascarón [mas-cah-rone’]
noun
1A large hideous mask. (August) (m)
2Hideous or grotesque forms: e. (m)
3Person ridiculously grave and solemn. (m)
- Mascarón de proa -> figure-head of a vessel
g., satyrs’ faces, used to adorn fountains and buildings.
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