A grille or grill (French language word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals) from going in or out.["Grille, Grill, n." def. 1.a. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009]
A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."
Register vs. grille
In heating, cooling, ventilation, or a combination thereof, a grille is a
Perforation cover for an air duct. Grilles sometimes have
which allow the flow of air to be directed.
A register differs from a grille in that a damper is included. However, in practice, the terms "grille", "register", and "return" are often used interchangeably, and care must be taken to determine the meaning of the term used.
Grillwork
Grillwork is
Decorative arts grating of
metal,
wood,
Masonry, or other material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or as a purely
Decorative arts. It may function as a
window, either with or without glazing. Grillwork may also refer to grilles, decorative front ends of
. Grillwork is sometimes referred to as simply as a
grill or as
grille, but the latter terms do not convey a decorative quality. These words are all derived from the
Old French greille.
Other terms are used to refer to such decorative work. If the screen is made from iron, the term
ironwork is often used. The term in Spanish,
reja can also refer to metal fences. If the screen is made from cutouts of wood, the term
fretwork is also used.
File:Summer Garden grille.jpg|The 18th-century fence of Summer Garden in St. Petersburg is a recurring subject in Russian poetry and art.
Image:Spanish 17th century wrought iron and bronze grillwork by Francisco Gonzales, Spanish, Metropolitan Museum of Art.JPG|Spanish 17th century wrought iron and bronze grillwork by Francisco Gonzales, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image:Early 20th century American grillwork, anonymous, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|Early 20th-century American grillwork, anonymous, Honolulu Museum of Art
Image:Architectural stone Grillwork from a house in northern India, Rajput Dynasty, 17th-18th century, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|Architectural stone grillwork from a house in northern India, Rajput, 17th-18th century, Honolulu Museum of Art
File:Entrance to Marin County Center, 1963.jpg|Marin County, California, Civic Center, 1963.
See also
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Register (air and heating)
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