Grotto
11grotto — grottoed, adj. grottolike, adj. /grot oh/, n., pl. grottoes, grottos. 1. a cave or cavern. 2. an artificial cavernlike recess or structure. [1610 20; < It grotta < VL *crupta, for L crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See CRYPT] * * * ▪ cave… …
12grotto — [17] Grotto and crypt are ultimately the same word. The source of both was Greek krúptē, originally ‘hidden place’, hence ‘vault’. English acquired crypt directly from krúptē’s Latin descendant, crypta, but grotto came via a more circuitous route …
13grotto — [17] Grotto and crypt are ultimately the same word. The source of both was Greek krúptē, originally ‘hidden place’, hence ‘vault’. English acquired crypt directly from krúptē’s Latin descendant, crypta, but grotto came via a more circuitous route …
14grotto — [[t]grɒ̱toʊ[/t]] grottoes, grottos (plural) N COUNT A grotto is a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks. Water trickles through an underground grotto …
15grotto — UK [ˈɡrɒtəʊ] / US [ˈɡrɑtoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms grotto : singular grotto plural grottos or grottoes a small cave that has been built as a decoration in a garden …
16grotto — noun (plural grottoes; also grottos) Etymology: Italian grotta, grotto, from Latin crypta cavern, crypt Date: 1617 1. cave 2. an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave …
17Grotto — Fantasy type structure used to decorate a garden, as exemplified by the grotto in the Boboli Gardens, Florence, created for the Medici by Giorgio Vasari and Bernardo Buontalenti (1556 1560; façade 1583 1593). This Mannerist edifice presents a… …
18grotto — 1. Hole in small cave or cavern which has eroded in the wall of a main cave. 2. Widely open and shallow cave within a vaulted roof. 3. A cave or chamber preceded by a narrower passage [20]. 4. A small cave, natural or artificial. 5 …
19grotto — gròt·to s.m. 1. OB LE roccia scoscesa, dirupo: sotto il re de castani, sur un grotto, ... si vedea Viola (Pascoli) 2. RE centrosett., cantina; osteria {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1406. ETIMO: der. di grotta …
20grotto — grot|to [ˈgrɔtəu US ˈgra:tou] n plural grottos or grottoes [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: grotta, grotto, from Latin crypta; CRYPT] a small attractive ↑cave …
