GROTESQUE
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Gro*tesque" (gr&ouptack_;*tĕsk"), a. [F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See Grotto.] 1. Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.
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2. Hence: Wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. “Grotesque design.” Dryden. “Grotesque incidents.” Macaulay.
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Gro*tesque, n. 1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. Dryden.
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2. Artificial grotto-work.
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