grotesque style

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• grotesque — gro|tesque1 [grəuˈtesk US grou ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Old Italian (pittura) grottesca cave painting , from grotta; GROTTO] 1.) unpleasant, shocking, and offensive ▪ It s grotesque to portray peace campaigners as unpatriotic. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grotesque — 1 adjective 1 strange or unusual in a way that is shocking or offensive: The idea of my best friend becoming my stepmother was too grotesque to contemplate. 2 extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way: a grotesque figure with a huge head… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grotesque — gro·tesque || grəʊ tesk n. odd or ugly person or thing; work of art in the grotesque style adj. strange, weird, bizarre; distorted, deformed; ugly …   English contemporary dictionary

• grotesque — [ grɔtɛsk ] n. et adj. • 1532; it. grottesca, de grotta « grotte » → grotte I ♦ N. m. ou f. pl. Arts 1 ♦ Ornements fantastiques découverts aux XVe et XVIe s. dans les ruines …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• GROTESQUE (littérature) — GROTESQUE, littérature Soupape de l’insécurité, le grotesque dans la littérature moderne ouvre les vannes d’un rire transformé en grimace sous la pression de l’angoisse ou du malaise, alors que la sensation d’insécurité et de l’oppression… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Grotesque (disambiguation) — Grotesque is word which means strange, fantastic, ugly, bizarre or gross.Other uses include:Literature, film and television* Grotesque (1988 film), a 1988 horror film starring Linda Blair * The Grotesque (novel), a 1989 novel by Patrick McGrath… …   Wikipedia

• Grotesque (typeface classification) — Grotesque, or Grotesk in Germany, is a style of sans serif typeface from the 19th century. The name was coined by William Thorowgood, the first person to produce a sans serif type with lower case, in 1832. Capital only faces of this style were… …   Wikipedia

• Grotesque Through Incoherence — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Death Metal, Experimental, Hardcore Années d activité 1998 2008 Labels Several Bleed Records / Rupture Music Site officiel …   Wikipédia en Français

• grotesque — [grō tesk′] adj. [Fr < It grottesca (pittura), orig., (picture) in a cave < grotta, GROTTO: from resemblance to designs found in Roman caves] 1. in or of a style of painting, sculpture, etc. in which forms of persons and animals are… …   English World dictionary

• grotesque — ► ADJECTIVE 1) comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. 2) shockingly incongruous or inappropriate. ► NOUN 1) a grotesque figure or image. 2) a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms… …   English terms dictionary

• Grotesque — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Grotesque », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le grotesque est un style d ornement découvert à la Renaissance. Par extension, il désigne aujourd hui le caractère de ce qui semble… …   Wikipédia en Français