a. [ OE. gril harsh; akin to G. grell offending the ear or eye, shrill, dazzling, MHG. grel angry; cf. AS. gallan to provoke. ] Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Grilled p. pr. & vb. n. Grilling. ] [ F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. graïl, L. craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron, dim. of crates hurdle. See Grate, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To broil on a grill or gridiron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on gridirons. Marvell.

2. To torment, as if by broiling. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To stamp or mark with a grill. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. gril. See Grill, v. t. ] 1. A gridiron. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ They ] make grills of [ wood ] to broil their meat. Cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. A grillroom. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil.

He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. See Grill, v. t. ] The act of grilling; also, that which is grilled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Hydraulic Eagin.) A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. See Grill, v. t. ] A lattice or grating. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grille which formed part of the gate. L. Oliphant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A room specially fitted for broiling food, esp. one in a restaurant, hotel, or clubhouse, arranged for prompt service. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- grill. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. netting made of wires.
Syn. -- wirework. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; as, he stood on the grillwork over the ventilating shaft.
Syn. -- grill, grille. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ See Grill, v. t. ] To broil; to grill; hence, To harass. [ Obs. ] Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]