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Grotesque :: Grotesque (n.) A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes..

Anticly :: Anticly (adv.) Oddly; grotesquely.

Manducus :: Manducus (n.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage..

Malapropism :: Malapropism (n.) A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.

Grotesquely :: Grotesquely (adv.) In a grotesque manner.

Antimask :: Antimask (n.) A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask..

Baroque :: Baroque (a.) In bad taste; grotesque; odd.

Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.

Grotesqueness :: Grotesqueness (n.) Quality of being grotesque.

Antic :: Antic (n.) A grotesque representation.

Fantastic :: Fantastic (a.) Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque..

Morris :: Morris (n.) A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictious characters..

Gargoyle :: Gargoyle (n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely..

Stapes :: Stapelia (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion..

Monkey :: Monkey (v. t. & i.) To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.

Antic :: Antic (a.) Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

Antic :: Antic (n.) A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

Mask :: Mask (n.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron..

Guy :: Guy (n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot..

Bambocciade :: Bambocciade (n.) A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.

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