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grot
[ grot ]
noun
, Chiefly Literary.
- a grotto.
grot
1/ ɡrɒt /
noun
- slang.rubbish; dirt
grot
2/ ɡrɒt /
noun
- a poetic word for grotto
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grot1
C20: from grotty
Origin of grot2
C16: from French grotte, from Old Italian grotta; see grotto
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Example Sentences
He takes a bull's-eye, and Mortimer and Eugene follow him to a cool grot at the end of the yard.
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From the grot of Calypso he passes to the home of Arete; both woman and man are in an ethical relation.
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Now the original idea of a Christian church was that of a grot; a cave.
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Still, the idea that the church was to be a grot haunted the minds of builders.
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How ripping she looked with that rich coloring of hers in the crystal grot!
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