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<h1>Grossular</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Gros"su*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>grossularius</ets>, from <ets>Grossularia</ets> a subgenus of <ets>Ribes</ets>, including the gooseberry, fr. F. <ets>groseille</ets>. See <er>Gooseberry</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; <as>as, <ex>grossular</ex> garnet</as>.</def>

<h1>Grossular</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Gros"su*lar</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Grossular</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also <altname>grossularite</altname>.</def>

<h1>Grossularia</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Gros`su*la"ria</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Grossular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Grossular</er>.</def>

<h1>Grossulin</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Gros"su*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Grossular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (<spn>Ribes Grossularia</spn>) and other fruits.</def>

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<h1>Grot</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Grot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>grotte</ets>, It. <ets>grotta</ets>. See <er>Grotto</er>.]</ety> <def>A grotto.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<mhw><h1>Grot, Grote</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Grot</hw>, <hw>Grote</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A groat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Grotesgue</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Gro*tesgue"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>grottesco</ets>, fr. <ets>grotta</ets> grotto. See <er>Grotto</er>.]</ety> <def>Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.</def> "<i>Grotesque</i> design." <i>Dryden</i>. "<i>Grotesque</i> incidents." <i>Macaulay</i>.

<h1>Grotesque</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Gro*tesque</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Artificial grotto-work.</def>

<h1>Grotesquely</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Gro*tesque"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a grotesque manner.</def>

<h1>Grotesqueness</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Gro*tesque"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality of being grotesque.</def>

<h1>Grotto</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Grot"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Grottoes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Formerly <ets>grotta</ets>, fr. It. <ets>grotta</ets>, LL. <ets>grupta</ets>, fr. L. <ets>crypta</ets> a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ concealed, fr. <?/ to conceal. Cf. <er>Grot</er>, <er>Crypt</er>.]</ety> <def>A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.</def>

<h1>Grotto-work</h1> <Xpage=653>