GROTTOES

GROTTO

grotto, grot

(noun) a small cave (usually with attractive features)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

grottoes

plural of grotto

Proper noun

Grottoes

A town in Virginia.

Source: Wiktionary


GROTTO

Grot"to, n.; pl. Grottoes. Etym: [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. Grot, Crypt.]

Definition: A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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