GRILLAGES

Noun

grillages

plural of grillage

Source: Wiktionary


GRILLAGE

Gril"lage, n. Etym: [F.] (Hydraulic Eagin.)

Definition: A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 August 2024

APPARENTLY

(adverb) from appearances alone; “irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land”; “the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned”; “had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it”-Thomas Hardy; “on the face of it the problem seems minor”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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