Graustark

[ grou-stahrk, graw- ]

noun

1. a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.

Other Words From

• Grau·starki·an adjective

Example Sentences

Last week it had been Beverly of Graustark and the same two weeks before that.

From Literature

Gentry also trained Graustark, who was undefeated until his last race.

From Seattle Times

For example, fiction that is very popular should be bound differently from fiction which must be kept on the shelves, but which is not popular; it is easily apparent that McCutcheon's "Graustark" should be bound differently from Henry James' "Golden bowl."

From Project Gutenberg

Behind him postured his son from the Fruit of Islam, in sunglasses and paramilitary Graustark.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kraft's version emerged as pure Graustark, with not a Communist in sight.

From Time Magazine Archive