— grilled , adj.
/gril/ , n.
1. a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
2. an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille.
3. any of various perforated screens, sheets, etc., used to cover something, as on a radio for protecting the amplifier or in cryptography for coding purposes.
4. a ticket window covered by a grating.
5. Court Tennis. a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court. Cf. dedans (def. 1), winning gallery .
Also, grill .
[ 1655-65; graticula, L craticula (cf. OPr grazilha ), dim. of cratis ]