n. [ F. grotte, It. grotta. See Grotto. ] A grotto. [ Poetic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See Grotto. ]
n.
adv. In a grotesque manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being grotesque. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.;
n. Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]