grillage

Originated 1770–80 from French grillage.

grillage (plural grillages)

1. A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.

• “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.

Originated 1730s from grille + -age.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi.jaʒ/

grillage m (plural grillages)

1. trellis (of wire or plastic); wire netting
   • Le grillage n'est pas assez serré. — The trellis is not tight enough.

• grillager

grillage

1. first-person singular present indicative of grillager
2. third-person singular present indicative of grillager
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of grillager
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of grillager
5. second-person singular imperative of grillager

Originated 1740's from griller + -age.

grillage m (plural grillages)

1. grilling.
   • Le grillage des saucisses est à point. — The sausages are grilled to medium-rare.

• “grillage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).