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Webster 1913 Edition


Grater

Grat′er

,
Adj.
[From Qrate, v.]
One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance;
as a
grater
for nutmegs
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grater

GRA'TER

,
Noun.
[See Grate.] An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of a body; as a grater for nutmegs.

Definition 2024


grater

grater

See also: gråter

English

A grater.

Noun

grater (plural graters)

  1. A tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump.
    I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?

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Old French

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Etymology

Borrowing from Frankish *krattōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną.

Verb

grater

  1. to scrape (come intophysical contact with in a way that causes damage)

Descendants

Derived terms

  • gratier
  • grateor

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