Definition of Grille

1. Noun. Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted.

Exact synonyms: Lattice, Wicket
Generic synonyms: Opening
Terms within: Stump

2. Noun. Grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator.
Exact synonyms: Radiator Grille
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"
Exact synonyms: Grill, Grillwork
Generic synonyms: Framework
Derivative terms: 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

grigios
grigri
grigris
grigs
grike
grikes
grilf
grilfs
grill
grill room
grillable
grillade
grillades
grillage
grillages
grille (current term)
grille guard
grilled
grilled cheese
griller
grilleries
grillers
grillery
grilles
grillework
grilling
grillings
grillroom
grillrooms
grills

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, ..."

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