grillade

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

noun

, plural gril·lades [gri-, lahdz, g, r, ee-, yad].

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

verb (used with object)

, gril·lad·ed [gri-, lah, -did, -, yah, -], gril·lad·ing.

1. Obsolete. to grill or broil (meat).

Word History and Origins

Origin of grillade¹

1650–60; < French: something grilled, equivalent to Old French grille grill ¹ + -ade -ade ¹

Example Sentences

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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