■ noun
1》 a circular iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food.
2》 historical a miner's wire-bottomed sieve.
■ verb
1》 cook on a ~.
2》 historical screen (ore) with a ~.
Origin
ME (denoting a gridiron): from OFr. gredil , from L. craticula , dimin. of cratis 'hurdle'; related to crate , grate 2 , and grill 1 .