grot

[ grot ]

noun

, Chiefly Literary.

1. a grotto.

grot

¹

/ ɡrɒt /

noun

1. slang.
   rubbish; dirt

grot

²

/ ɡrɒt /

noun

1. a poetic word for grotto

Word History and Origins

Origin of grot¹

1500–10; < French grotte < Italian grotta; grotto

Word History and Origins

Origin of grot¹

C20: from grotty

Origin of grot²

C16: from French grotte, from Old Italian grotta; see grotto

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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