Grasmere

[ gras-meer, grahs- ]

/ ˈgræs mɪər, ˈgrɑs- /

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noun

a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.

a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.

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How to use Grasmere in a sentence

She was possibly on her way to an exclusive, post-wedding brunch at the Grasmere Estate.
The Knot Is Tied!|Chris Wilson, Jacob Bernstein|July 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
One can hardly think of late suppers without turning quite away to those ideal tea-takings of the Wordsworths at Grasmere.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
In this same work is preserved, Mr. Gray's letter on the scenery of Grasmere Water.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,|Samuel Felton
It was at this cottage that Wordsworth first set up housekeeping, and many and distinguished were his visitors to Grasmere.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

We visited Wordsworth's home at Grasmere, among the beautiful lakes, but he was not there.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Then, in a second speech, our infatuated doctor paid a second compliment to "the star of the Grasmere."
Some Persons Unknown|E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for Grasmere

Grasmere

/ (ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə) /

noun

a village in NW England, in Cumbria at the head of Lake Grasmere: home of William Wordsworth and of Thomas de Quincey

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