grillade

[ gri-lahd, -yahd; French gree-yad ]

noun,plural gril·lades

[gri-lahdz; French gree-yad]. /grɪˈlɑdz; French griˈyad/.

a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
the act of grilling.

verb (used with object),gril·lad·ed

[gri-lah-did, -yah-], /grɪˈlɑ dɪd, -ˈyɑ-/, gril·lad·ing.

Obsolete. to grill or broil (meat).

Origin of grillade

¹

1650–60; <French: something grilled, equivalent to Old French grillegrill¹ + -ade-ade¹

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How to use grillade in a sentence

Bibi-la-grillade's coat was buttoned to the chin, as he had no vest, and a wisp of a cravat was tied around his neck.
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Bibi-la-grillade proposed cards; Mme Lerat suggested storytelling.
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Near the counter they beheld Bibi-la-grillade smoking his pipe with a sulky air.
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He was a Republican, and Bibi-la-grillade and himself were soon in a hot discussion.
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