Grille

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  • noun. A grating of metal, wood, or another material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or decorative element, as in a window or on the front end of an automobile.
  • noun. An opening covered with a grating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A piece of openwork or grating, usually of metal, as wrought-iron.
  • noun. A grating serving as a gate; also, a metallic grating closing a small opening, as in a door, allowing an inmate to answer inquiries and examine applicants for admission without opening the door.
  • noun. The large grating separating a convent parlor into two parts, visitors being allowed only on one side of it.
  • noun. In pisciculture, an apparatus for holding fish-eggs during incubation, consisting of a rectangular wooden frame 20 inches long and from 7 to 8 inches wide, into which are fastened small cylindrical glass tubes, closely placed.
  • In lace, having a background consisting of bars or brides crossing open spaces: also said of the background itself.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. A lattice or grating.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Obsolete spelling of grill.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
  • noun. grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
  • noun. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
  • Word Usage
    "Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The main grille is larger, and the entire front of the car is more ventilated to provide cooling for brakes and the front Haldex differential."
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