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Grottoes
grotto (grotto), n.;pl. Grottoes (-toz). (Formerly
grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L.
crypta a concealed subterranean passage, vault, cavern, Gr.
krypth, fr. kryptos concealed, fr.
kryptein to conceal. Cf. Grot, Crypt.)
A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an
artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
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