gradin

[ grey-din; French gra-dan ]

noun

, plural gra·dins [grey, -dinz, g, r, a, -, dan].

1. one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
2. Ecclesiastical. a shelf or one of a series of shelves behind and above an altar.

gradin

/ ˈɡreɪdɪn; ɡrəˈdiːn /

noun

1. a ledge above or behind an altar on which candles, a cross, or other ornaments stand
2. one of a set of steps or seats arranged on a slope, as in an amphitheatre

Word History and Origins

Origin of gradin¹

1830–40; < French: step, ledge of altar < Italian gradino, diminutive of grado grade

Word History and Origins

Origin of gradin¹

C19: from French, from Italian gradino , a little step, from grado step; see grade

Example Sentences

"Without cheap foreigners they couldn't afford all this hyeh new gradin'," the Southerner continued.

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They was gradin' and choppin' out the forests ahead to continue the road.

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