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- noun Plural form of
grotto .
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Examples
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The more progressive zoos disguise their cages by turning them into "grottos," with trees and flowers and chirping birds, but a prison is still a prison, and the inmates are not fooled.
Goodbye to Tatiana 2008
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The labyrinthine network of grottos was formed by seawater pounding against the soft chalk walls for thousands of years.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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He had an in-ground pool with a waterfall straight out of Cribs on MTV—rock formations with overflowing water, small caverns, and mini grottos.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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His most recent UK show, at London's Gagosian gallery, featured caves, grottos and bottled model cities based on the city of Kandor from the Superman comics, along with an S&M-themed film.
Mike Kelley, the US artist acclaimed for his unsettling installations, dies at 57 2012
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I have looked grottos up on the internet and there are all sorts and kinds and how to make one.
Weekending at the Holt House The Curious Holts 2009
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Imagine that the earth takes up arms to defend itself against invasion, that the hills, the streams, the gorges, the grottos are death-dealing machines which come out to meet the regular troops.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Imagine that the earth takes up arms to defend itself against invasion, that the hills, the streams, the gorges, the grottos are death-dealing machines which come out to meet the regular troops.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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His latest work, Starchitect, picks up where Cardboard Palace left off, dividing ArtSway into grottos, with a starry firmament of cardboard trellises framing ornate reworkings of tat shop finds.
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The labyrinthine network of grottos was formed by seawater pounding against the soft chalk walls for thousands of years.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Sarastro in Covent Garden also has a similar layout with little grottos and booths up the stairs, although the lewd art work in the toilets is also quite a sight.
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