grotton.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɒtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈɡrɑdoʊ/

Forms: Plural grottos, grottoes. Forms: α. 1600s grotta, ( grotha); plural grotta's, grottas, grotha's, ( grottae); β. (1600s groto), 1600s– grotto; plural 1600s–1700s grotto's, 1600s– grottos, grottoes.

Etymology: < Italian grotta (for which Dante has also grotto) = Old French crote, croute, Provençal crota, Spanish gruta, Portuguese gruta < popular Latin crupta, grupta (= literary Latin crypta), < Greek κρύπτη vault; < κρύπτειν to hide. (The modern French grotte is from Italian).

1. A cave or cavern, esp. one which is picturesque, or which forms an agreeable retreat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave > grotto

grot1511

grotto1617

1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. vi. 241 To bee respected and credited, afore your grottae, or your Cryptae.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 276 We arrived at a Cave,..and from the mouth of this delectable Grotto, gusheth forth a most delicious Fountaine.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 3 To inform my self of the present condition of the Earth..as far as either Grotto's, or other Natural Caverns,..let me into it.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 67 Of all the subterraneous caverns now known, the grotto of Antiparos is the most remarkable, as well for its extent, as for the beauty of its sparry incrustations.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 25 Echoing grottos, full of tumbling waves And moonlight.

1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) ii. 153 Partly perhaps the cause, partly the effect of this consecration of grottoes, began the caves of hermits.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. iii. 89 The Dog's grotto with its floor a foot deep in poisoned air.

2. An excavation or structure made to imitate a rocky cave, often adorned with shell-work, etc., and serving as a place of recreation or a cool retreat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > grotto or alcove

grotto1625

grotc1660

shell-housec1660

alcove1663

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 263 On the Vnder Story, towards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or place of Shade, or Estiuation.

1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 56 A grotto or shell-house, on the summit of the hill.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xxxi. 111 The keeper of the house was very officious to shew him every room with the garden, grotha's, and aqueducts.

1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 119 There is nowhere to be seen fairer Rows of Orange-Trees, Grottas better contrived and beautified.

1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 26/1 These seeds are sold at many shops in London, for ornamenting grottoes and shell-work.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 283 Under the palace is a very curious and beautiful grotto of shell-work, with a mosaic floor. It consists of several chambers..adorned with statues.

in extended use.1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. vi. vi. 89/1 A small Grotto of Trees, most pleasant in the Summer Season.

3. A structure of oyster-shells in the form of a grotto erected and exhibited by London street-boys on the 5th of August.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > ornamental building

pavilion1616

terminary1759

pagoda1789

grottoa1845

jewel box1846

ting1853

a1845 [see grottoing n. at Derivatives].

1864 R. Chambers Bk. of Days II. 122/2.

1877 Punch 244 The Derby outing comes, like the ‘grotter’, only once a year.

Compounds

grotto-work; grotto-like adj.

ΚΠ

1782 W. Cowper Poet, Oyster, & Sensitive Plant 49 You, in your grotto-work enclosed, Complain of being thus exposed.

1840 C. Norton Dream 39 There in a cool and grotto-like repose.

Derivatives

ˈgrottoed adj. ensconced in a grotto; also, formed into grottoes.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling in grotto

grottoeda1748

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > grotto

grottoesque1864

grottoed1892

a1748 J. Warton Fashion 21 in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (1748) III. 275 Happy the grotto'd hermit with his pulse.

1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy Prol. 301 Grey, gaunt, and silent as its grotto'd rock.

grottoˈesque adj. resembling a grotto; also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > grotto

grottoesque1864

grottoed1892

1864 J. C. Atkinson Stanton Grange 107 A massive piece of rock..supplying them with a kind of natural grotto-esque back to the recess.

1881 J. P. Briscoe Old Notts. 123 Only a groto-esque [sic] summer house to the Castle when it was inhabited.

1955 S. Spender Making of Poem 101 Gilded Romanticism is atmosphere in the Ballad-makers, fancy in Shakespeare and the other Elizabethans, desperation in the Jacobeans, the grottoesque in Pope.

ˈgrottoing n. making grottos (sense 3). Quot. 1864 for grottoesque adj. illustrates a nonce absol. use.

ΚΠ

a1845 T. Hood Lost Heir 76 And the threepence he'd got by grottoing was spent in plums.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	grotto
释义	grotton. Brit. /ˈɡrɒtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈɡrɑdoʊ/ Forms: Plural grottos, grottoes. Forms: α. 1600s grotta, ( grotha); plural grotta's, grottas, grotha's, ( grottae); β. (1600s groto), 1600s– grotto; plural 1600s–1700s grotto's, 1600s– grottos, grottoes. Etymology: < Italian grotta (for which Dante has also grotto) = Old French crote, croute, Provençal crota, Spanish gruta, Portuguese gruta < popular Latin crupta, grupta (= literary Latin crypta), < Greek κρύπτη vault; < κρύπτειν to hide. (The modern French grotte is from Italian). 1. A cave or cavern, esp. one which is picturesque, or which forms an agreeable retreat. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave > grotto grot1511 grotto1617 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. vi. 241 To bee respected and credited, afore your grottae, or your Cryptae. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 276 We arrived at a Cave,..and from the mouth of this delectable Grotto, gusheth forth a most delicious Fountaine. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 3 To inform my self of the present condition of the Earth..as far as either Grotto's, or other Natural Caverns,..let me into it. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 67 Of all the subterraneous caverns now known, the grotto of Antiparos is the most remarkable, as well for its extent, as for the beauty of its sparry incrustations. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 25 Echoing grottos, full of tumbling waves And moonlight. 1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) ii. 153 Partly perhaps the cause, partly the effect of this consecration of grottoes, began the caves of hermits. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. iii. 89 The Dog's grotto with its floor a foot deep in poisoned air. 2. An excavation or structure made to imitate a rocky cave, often adorned with shell-work, etc., and serving as a place of recreation or a cool retreat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > grotto or alcove grotto1625 grotc1660 shell-housec1660 alcove1663 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 263 On the Vnder Story, towards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or place of Shade, or Estiuation. 1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 56 A grotto or shell-house, on the summit of the hill. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xxxi. 111 The keeper of the house was very officious to shew him every room with the garden, grotha's, and aqueducts. 1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 119 There is nowhere to be seen fairer Rows of Orange-Trees, Grottas better contrived and beautified. 1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 26/1 These seeds are sold at many shops in London, for ornamenting grottoes and shell-work. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 283 Under the palace is a very curious and beautiful grotto of shell-work, with a mosaic floor. It consists of several chambers..adorned with statues. in extended use.1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. vi. vi. 89/1 A small Grotto of Trees, most pleasant in the Summer Season. 3. A structure of oyster-shells in the form of a grotto erected and exhibited by London street-boys on the 5th of August. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > ornamental building pavilion1616 terminary1759 pagoda1789 grottoa1845 jewel box1846 ting1853 a1845 [see grottoing n. at Derivatives]. 1864 R. Chambers Bk. of Days II. 122/2. 1877 Punch 244 The Derby outing comes, like the ‘grotter’, only once a year. Compounds grotto-work; grotto-like adj. ΚΠ 1782 W. Cowper Poet, Oyster, & Sensitive Plant 49 You, in your grotto-work enclosed, Complain of being thus exposed. 1840 C. Norton Dream 39 There in a cool and grotto-like repose. Derivatives ˈgrottoed adj. ensconced in a grotto; also, formed into grottoes. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling in grotto grottoeda1748 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > grotto grottoesque1864 grottoed1892 a1748 J. Warton Fashion 21 in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (1748) III. 275 Happy the grotto'd hermit with his pulse. 1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy Prol. 301 Grey, gaunt, and silent as its grotto'd rock. grottoˈesque adj. resembling a grotto; also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > grotto grottoesque1864 grottoed1892 1864 J. C. Atkinson Stanton Grange 107 A massive piece of rock..supplying them with a kind of natural grotto-esque back to the recess. 1881 J. P. Briscoe Old Notts. 123 Only a groto-esque [sic] summer house to the Castle when it was inhabited. 1955 S. Spender Making of Poem 101 Gilded Romanticism is atmosphere in the Ballad-makers, fancy in Shakespeare and the other Elizabethans, desperation in the Jacobeans, the grottoesque in Pope. ˈgrottoing n. making grottos (sense 3). Quot. 1864 for grottoesque adj. illustrates a nonce absol. use. ΚΠ a1845 T. Hood Lost Heir 76 And the threepence he'd got by grottoing was spent in plums. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1617
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