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grille.

Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɹɪl/
  1. Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")

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  2. A rectangular stencil allowing words to be written, then read, through its apertures, with the text further disguised by filling the remaining space with irrelevant words.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French grille.

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