grotesqueries
plural of grotesquery
Source: Wiktionary
Gro*tesqu"er*y, n. [Written also grotesquerie.] [From Grotesque.]
Definition: Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. "The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." K. L. Bates.
Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
