What does "grille" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "grille"?

Common synonyms include: grating, wicket, arabesque, basketry, basketwork, bay.

//ɡɹɪl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider") alt-of, alternative
"The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door."
2
a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate wordnet
3
grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator wordnet
4
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted wordnet

"All I can see through the window grille is part of a bare concrete wall."

Borrowed from French grille.

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