grillwork

[ gril-wurk ]
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noun
  1. material so formed as to function as or to have the appearance of a grille.

Origin of grillwork

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; grill2 + work

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How to use grillwork in a sentence

  • His fingers gripped the ornamental grillwork, and he was able to pull himself up and over to the narrow runway.

    Star Born | Andre Norton
  • It had grillwork on either side of its head, which probably covered microphones, and another grillwork where the mouth should be.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Behind a traceried grillwork lay heaped a mound of treasures such as no human eye will ever see again.

    Us and the Bottleman | Edith Ballinger Price
  • A car with a smashed fender and damaged front grillwork, had piled against a street lamp.

    Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt
  • Handsome gilded grillwork screened a boudoir worthy of a queen.

    Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman