grimthorpe

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Etymology

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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.

Verb

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grimthorpe (third-person singular simple present grimthorpes, present participle grimthorping, simple past and past participle grimthorped)

  1. (transitive, dated) To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty. [from late 19th c.]

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