griddle
nounEtymology
From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate.
- derived from crāticulum
- derived from greil
- derived from gredil
- inherited from gridil
Definitions
A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
- Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle, it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.
- Some people when making scones do not trouble to light the oven but use the frying pan: of course if you have a griddle it is better than oven or pan, but very few people possess this useful utensil.
To cook on a griddle.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at griddle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at griddle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at griddle
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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