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A '''grille''' or '''grill''' ([[French language|French]] word from [[Latin]] ''craticula'', small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as [[animals]]) from going in or out.<ref>"Grille, Grill, n." def. 1.a. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009</ref>
A '''grille''' or '''grill''' ([[French language|French]] word from [[Latin]] ''craticula'', small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as [[animals]]) from going in or out.<ref>"Grille, Grill, n." def. 1.a. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009</ref>

A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Grille |volume=12 |page=596}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 06:20, 18 November 2019

A wooden window grill in Plaza del Conde del Real, Valencia (Spain). The structure was probably used as a stable.

A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals) from going in or out.[1]

A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Grille, Grill, n." def. 1.a. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grille" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 596.