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grillage|ˈgrɪlɪdʒ| [a. F. grillage, f. grille grille n.] 1. Engineering. A heavy framework of cross-timbering, sometimes resting upon the heads of piles, serving as a foundation for building on watery or treacherous soil.
1776G. Semple Building in Water 14 A Grillage of Oak, strong and well pinned. 1842Francis Dict. Arts, Grillage, a term applied to the sleepers or cross beams supporting a platform, upon which some erections are carried up, as piers in the case of marshes or watery soils, whereby an equal bearing is given to the foundation. 1862Daily Tel. 6 May, By driving piles, on which a double grillage of timbers was laid, a foundation sufficiently firm was obtained. 1868Proc. Instit. Civ. Engin. XXVII. 276 The grillage and foundation distribute this weight. ‖2. Lace-making. (See quot.)
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Grillé, Grillage, or Gaze au Fuseau, are terms especially applied to ornaments that have open spaces barred or grated across them. |