grillage
See also: grillagé
English
Etymology
Originated 1770–80 from French grillage.
Noun
grillage (plural grillages)
- A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
- 2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 144:
- Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers following Root's 'grillage' principle.
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References
- “grillage”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “grillage”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
French
Etymology 1
Originated 1730s from grille + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁi.jaʒ/
Noun
grillage m (plural grillages)
- trellis (of wire or plastic); wire netting
- Le grillage n'est pas assez serré. ― The trellis is not tight enough.
Derived terms
- grillager
Verb
grillage
- inflection of grillager:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Originated 1740's from grille + -age.
Noun
grillage m (plural grillages)
- grilling
- Le grillage des saucisses est à point. ― The sausages are grilled to medium-rare.
Further reading
- “grillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.