grille
or grill
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille.
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.
a ticket window covered by a grating.
Court Tennis. a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court.: Compare dedans (def. 1), winning gallery.
Origin of grille
1Other words from grille
- grilled, adjective
- un·grilled, adjective
Words that may be confused with grille
- grill, grille
Other definitions for grillé (2 of 2)
or gril·lée
cooked on a grill; broiled.
Textiles. having an ornamental bar or grate pattern across the open areas of a lace motif.
Origin of grillé
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How to use grille in a sentence
Women will run even after the Chinese shadow of a man if they are not shut close behind the grilles.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe side chapels are shut off from them by good metal grilles or beautiful marble screens.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe CollinsThe arches have ogee crocketed canopies, and the side arches iron grilles.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetIts style is simple, the faade being ornamented with two pediments and fine grilles.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918 | AnonymousThe grilles anglaises are similar to the sleeping tables used at Idria.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for grille
grill
/ (ɡrɪl) /
Also called: grillwork a framework, esp of metal bars arranged to form an ornamental pattern, used as a screen or partition
Also called: radiator grille a grating, often chromium-plated, that admits cooling air to the radiator of a motor vehicle
a metal or wooden openwork grating used as a screen or divider
a protective screen, usually plastic or metal, in front of the loudspeaker in a radio, record player, etc
real tennis the opening in one corner of the receiver's end of the court
a group of small pyramidal marks impressed in parallel rows into a stamp to prevent reuse
Origin of grille
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