Grasmere

[ gras-meer, grahs- ]

noun

1. a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.
2. a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.

Grasmere

/ ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə /

noun

1. a village in NW England, in Cumbria at the head of Lake Grasmere: home of William Wordsworth and of Thomas de Quincey

Example Sentences

She was possibly on her way to an exclusive, post-wedding brunch at the Grasmere Estate.

From The Daily Beast

One can hardly think of late suppers without turning quite away to those ideal tea-takings of the Wordsworths at Grasmere.

From Project Gutenberg

In this same work is preserved, Mr. Gray's letter on the scenery of Grasmere Water.

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It was at this cottage that Wordsworth first set up housekeeping, and many and distinguished were his visitors to Grasmere.

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We visited Wordsworth's home at Grasmere, among the beautiful lakes, but he was not there.

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Then, in a second speech, our infatuated doctor paid a second compliment to "the star of the Grasmere."

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