Noah Webster
Grot
GROT
GROTESK' , adjective Wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic; resembling the figure found in the subterraneous apartments in the ancient ruins at Rome; applied to pieces of sculpture and painting, and to natural scenery; as grotesque painting; grotesque design.
GROTESQUE
GROTESK' , noun Whimsical figures or scenery.