Our story on what we called the gargoyle house sparked a minor language debate and a vocabulary lesson for us at Next.
To cut to the linguistic chase, it turns out that grotesque is not just an adjective but a noun as well. It’s an architectural term that’s often confused with gargoyles.
According to Cornell University, gargoyles move water away from buildings. Grotesques are sculptures that are more purely ornamental, as is the case with the festive chap above.
Next apologizes for its grotesque oversight.