skillet

noun

a frying pan.

a cylindrical serving vessel of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, having a hinged lid, a handle, and, sometimes, feet.

Chiefly British. a long-handled saucepan.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; origin uncertain

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skillet (ˈskɪlɪt)

—n
1.	a small frying pan
2.	chiefly (Brit) a saucepan

[C15: probably from skele bucket, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skjōla bucket]

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Word Origin & History

skillet

c.1400, perhaps from M.Fr. esculette (Mod.Fr. écuelle), dim. of escuele "plate," from L. scutella "serving platter" (see scuttle (n.)); or formed in English from skele "wooden bucket or pail" (early 14c.), from a Scandinavian source (cf. O.N. skjola "pail, bucket").

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Example sentences

Start the meat in a cold skillet, turn the heat to medium, turning the chops

after a few minutes.

Spray a large skillet or wok with lowfat cooking spray then raise heat to

medium-high heat.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the ghee.

Since the skillet is uncovered, the liquid reduces, intensifying in flavor and

becoming thicker and thicker.