grotesqueness
41grotesque — grotesquely, adv. grotesqueness, n. /groh tesk /, adj. 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining… …
42magot — /ma goh , mah , mag euht/, n. 1. See Barbary ape. 2. a small, grotesque Japanese or Chinese carved figure. [1600 10; < F, MF, alter. of Magog, a people seduced by Satan in Rev. 20:8 (cf. MAGOG); used figuratively in medieval legends of Oriental… …
43mask — masklike, adj. /mask, mahsk/, n. 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one s identity. 2. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks. 3. Also called swim mask. a device consisting …
44Orozco, José Clemente — born Nov. 23, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán, Mex. died Sept. 7, 1949, Mexico City Mexican mural painter. When he lost his left hand at 17, he abandoned architectural studies for painting, pursuing Mexican themes. As a caricaturist for a revolutionary paper …
45Burroughs, William S. — ▪ American writer in full William Seward Burroughs born February 5, 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. died August 2, 1997, Lawrence, Kansas American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish,… …
46Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… …
47graphicness — noun The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness The sheer graphicness of the violence is shocking. See Also: graphic, graphically …
48grotesque — 1. adjective /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk,ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ a) Bizarre or fantastic. b) Disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling. 2. noun /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk,ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ a) A style of ornamentation characteriz …
49Persian cat — Persian Alternative names Longhair Persian Longhair Origin Iranian plateau ( Persia ) Breed standard FIFe …
50House (season 5) — House Season 5 House s US season 5 DVD cover Country of origin United States …
