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| + | When commonly used in conversation, '''grotesque''' means [[strange]], [[fantastic]], [[ugly]] or [[bizarre]], and thus is often used to describe [[weird]] shapes and distorted forms such as [[Halloween]] masks or [[gargoyle]]s on churches. More specifically, the grotesque forms on [[Gothic architecture|Gothic buildings]], when not used as drainspouts, should not be called [[gargoyle]]s, but rather referred to simply as grotesques, or [[chimera]]s. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | ||
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When commonly used in conversation, grotesque means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches. More specifically, the grotesque forms on Gothic buildings, when not used as drainspouts, should not be called gargoyles, but rather referred to simply as grotesques, or chimeras. [1] [Apr 2007]
