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gratin

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grat⋅in

[grat-n, graht-; Fr. gra-tan]
–noun
au gratin.

Origin:
1800–10; < F, MF; see grate 2
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gra·tin   (grät'n, grāt'n, grā-tāɴ')   
n.  A top crust consisting of browned crumbs and butter, often with grated cheese.

[French, from obsolete grater, to scratch, scrape, from Old French; see grate1.]
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