ˈgrau̇ˌstärk, ˈgrȯˌs- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Graustark, an imaginary country in the romantic novel Graustark (1901) by George B. McCutcheon died 1928 American novelist
1. : an imaginary place of high romance
a Graustark located on the old Spanish invasion route where the Christians and Moslems fought it out in the Dark and Middle Ages — Alva Johnston
2.
[from the novel Graustark ]
: a highly romantic piece of writing
his trip through the West had a coloration of Gaustark — Bernard DeVoto
pure Graustark — Wolcott Gibbs
• grau·stark·ian (ˈ) ̷ ̷|stärkēən adjective , usually capitalized