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| grate [ grayt ] (plural grates) |
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| Definition: |
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1. bars in front of fire: a framework of metal bars used to keep solid fuel such as coal or wood within a fireplace, stove, or furnace
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2. fireplace: a fireplace, stove, or furnace
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3. bars over opening: a framework of bars covering and blocking an opening
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4. mineral extract sieve for grading ore: an iron plate with holes in it for grading crushed ore
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Latin cratis "wickerwork"] |
