English Explanatory Dictionary

grimthorpe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of grimthorpe.

Word forms

grimthorpe grimthorpes grimthorping grimthorped

Etymology

In reference to the renovation of the St Albans Cathedral in the 19th century by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, which was fiercely criticized at the time.

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