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grille

[gril]
–noun
1. a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
2. an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille.
3. any of various perforated screens, sheets, etc., used to cover something, as on a radio for protecting the amplifier or in cryptography for coding purposes.
4. a ticket window covered by a grating.
5. Court Tennis. a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court. Compare dedans (def. 1), winning gallery.
Also, grill.


Origin:
1655–65; < F, OF < LL *gratīcula, L crātīcula (cf. OPr grazilha), dim. of crātis


grilled, adjective

gril⋅lé

[Fr. gree-yey]
–adjective
1. cooked on a grill; broiled.
2. Textiles. having an ornamental bar or grate pattern across the open areas of a lace motif.
Also, gril⋅lée.


Origin:
1680–90; < F: grilled; see grille
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grille also grill   (grĭl)   
n.  
  1. A grating of metal, wood, or another material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or decorative element, as in a window or on the front end of an automotive vehicle.

  2. An opening covered with a grating.


[French, from Old French greille; see grill.]
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Word Origin & History

grille 
"ornamental grating," 1661, from Fr. grille (fem.) "grating," from O.Fr. greille "gridiron," from L. craticula "gridiron" (see grill).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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