Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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 automobile.
- noun An opening covered with a grating.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece of openwork or grating, usually of metal, as wrought-iron.
- noun A grating serving as a gate; also, a metallic grating closing a small opening, as in a door, allowing an inmate to answer inquiries and examine applicants for admission without opening the door.
- noun The large grating separating a convent parlor into two parts, visitors being allowed only on one side of it.
- noun In pisciculture, an apparatus for holding fish-eggs during incubation, consisting of a rectangular wooden frame 20 inches long and from 7 to 8 inches wide, into which are fastened small cylindrical glass tubes, closely placed.
- In lace, having a background consisting of bars or brides crossing open spaces: also said of the background itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective A lattice or grating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete spelling of
grill .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- noun grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
- noun a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The main grille is larger, and the entire front of the car is more ventilated to provide cooling for brakes and the front Haldex differential.
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Also, the radiator grille is now composed of a closed, self-contained element inspired by the air intake scoop on the classic Mini.
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Opaque purple-colored, it offers a superb aromatic array of pain grille, pencil lead, spice box, black cherry, plum, and blueberry.
Spot the 62 pointer - Viu 1 from Chile - and some Spanish | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The grille was a slim grimace, and the nose a triangle, curved at the corners like a billiard-ball rack.
Vroom at the Top Collins, Amy Fine 2004
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The grille was a slim grimace, and the nose a triangle, curved at the corners like a billiard-ball rack.
Vroom at the Top Collins, Amy Fine 2004
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Perched on top of the grille was a hood ornament the likes of which he had never seen before.
Stranger in the House Patricia MacDonald 1983
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More boomings came shortly from a source Weaver finally identified as a grille over the control panels.
The Worshippers Damon Francis Knight 1962
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A fine bronze grille, which is, like the gates, of English workmanship, preserves the founder's tomb from injury.
Westminster Abbey A. Murray Smith 1877
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Close to 200 people squeezed into the back room at Brion's grille, which is a stones throw away from George Mason University.
Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll J.R. Hoeft 2010
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Joining the left and right sides of the grille are the newly developed bi-xenon headlights with integrated LED indicator lights and LED cornering lights.
Autoblog 2010
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