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grille definition

grille (gril)

noun

  1. an open grating of wrought iron, bronze, wood, etc., forming a screen to a door, window, or other opening, or used as a divider
  2. the metal bars in front of an automobile radiator
  3. Court Tennis a square opening high on the back wall of the court on the hazard side

Etymology: Fr < OFr graïlle < L craticula: see griddle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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