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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 nutmegsWebster 1828 Edition
Grater
GRA'TER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
grater
grater
See also: gråter
English
Noun
grater (plural graters)
- 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?
See also
Translations
A tool with which one grates
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Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Frankish *krattōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną.
Verb
grater
- to scrape (come intophysical contact with in a way that causes damage)
Descendants
Derived terms
- gratier
- grateor
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grater, supplement)
- grater on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub