Etymology

grille

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Today it means: A rectangular stencil allowing words to be written, then read, through its apertures, with the text further disguised by filling the remaining space with irrelevant words. Full definition →

French grille
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  1. French · borrowed fromgrille
  2. French · borrowed fromgrille
  3. English todaygrille

Borrowed from French grille.

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