Definition of grotesque

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Grotesque (n.) A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes..

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Stapes :: Stapelia (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (a.) Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque..
Maidmarian :: Maidmarian (n.) The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's clothes..
Gargoyle :: Gargoyle (n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely..
Antic :: Antic (a.) Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
Manducus :: Manducus (n.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage..
Antic :: Antic (n.) A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
Mantis :: Mantis (n.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina..
Malapropism :: Malapropism (n.) A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
Burlesque :: Burlesque (v. t.) To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language..
Antimask :: Antimask (n.) A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask..
Grotesquely :: Grotesquely (adv.) In a grotesque manner.
Bizarre :: Bizarre (a.) Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque.
Grotesque :: Grotesque (n.) A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes..
Bambocciade :: Bambocciade (n.) A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
Anticly :: Anticly (adv.) Oddly; grotesquely.
Grotesque :: Grotesque (n.) Artificial grotto-work.
Grotesqueness :: Grotesqueness (n.) Quality of being grotesque.
Baroque :: Baroque (a.) In bad taste; grotesque; odd.
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