skillet (plural skillets)
(US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
(US, sometimes, attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
• (pan for frying): frying pan (UK)
skillet (third-person singular simple present skillets, present participle skilleting, simple past and past participle skilleted)
To cook in a skillet.
Although somewhat common, skillet is less common than frying pan in American English. It is not likely to be recognized in British English, where the term frying pan is more commonly used.
• killest
Source: Wiktionary
Skil"let, n. Etym: [OF. escuelette, dim. of escuelle a porringer, F. ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Cf. Scuttle a basket.]
Definition: A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
