Grating

Definitions

1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
3. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
4. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
5. The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
   in-plural
6. The sound made by something that grates against something else.

Equivalents

Examples

“Add⟳ a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.”

“If, with these symptoms, are heard gratings of the teeth, irregular appetite, and sudden ebullitions of temper we may reasonably conclude⟳ that parasites are irritating the intestines and should be gotten rid⟳ of.”

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