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Definition of Grille
1. Noun. Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted.
2. Noun. Grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator.
Group relationships: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Generic synonyms: Grate, Grating
3. Noun. A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate. "He cooked hamburgers on the grill"
Definition of Grille
1. a. A lattice or grating.
Definition of Grille
1. Noun. Alternative spelling of grill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grille
1. a grating [n -S] - See also: grating
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grille
Literary usage of Grille
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In lace, a background of separate bars or brides, not woven together into a texture.
grille (gril), и. [< F. grille, grating: see ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"grille of the Tomb of Queen Eleanor, Al>. 1294. But to return to the grille of
Queen Eleanor, which affords an excellent illustration of how the most ..."
3. A History of Renaissance Architecture in England, 1500-1800 by Reginald Theodore Blomfield (1897)
"The chancel gates to Newbury Church are an instance grille, CURREY RIVELL. ...
The crestings of the standards of the grille round the Tanfield monument in ..."
4. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year by Ibrahim-Hilmy (1887)
"... grille d'une fontaine (période ottomane) — Plans d'une maison particulière—-Qasr-
... grille de fenêtre en bronze—Porte fortifiée d'une maison, ..."