Usually means: Ornamental face on architecture, sculptures.
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  1. mascaron: Merriam-Webster
  2. mascaron: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mascaron: Wordnik
  4. mascaron: Wiktionary
  5. mascaron: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. mascaron: Dictionary.com
  7. Mascaron (architecture), Mascaron: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. mascaron: FreeDictionary.org
  9. mascaron: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

Definitions from Wiktionary (mascaron)

noun:  (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.

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