Grate

[It. grat a; Lat. crates. See CRATE.] A parti--A grate. See GRATE. tion or frame-work, made with a succe ion of parallel -pl . ( Naut .) Open, inters ticed covers, of lattice-work or cro bars, having interstices; a kind of lattice-work used for protecting doors, windows, .; a grating. "Out at a little grate his eyes he cast."-Dryden. form, placed over a ship's hatchways. Gratingly, adv. Harshly; offensively, in a manner to jar, fret, or irritate. -The iron or steel frame and bars for holding coals used Gratiola, ( gra - te - o'la ,) n. ( Bot .) The Hedge-hy op, as fuel for heating apartments, . "An old-fashioned grate consumes coals, but gives no heat." Spectator. -v. a. To furnish with grates, as a house; to fasten with a lattice-work of cro -bars, as a cellar-cloister. Grate, v . a . [ Fr.gratter ; L. Lat. gratere , from Lat. rado, radere, to scratch, to rub.] To rub one thing roughly against another; to rub so as to produce a harsh or discordant sound; as, to grate the teeth. "The grating shock of wrathful iron arms."-Shaks. -To wear away in small particles, by rubbing with anything having a rough or granulated surface; as, to grate ginger. To offend by anything harsh or vexatious; to fret; to irritate; to mortify; as, a noise grating to the ear. "News, my good lord, from Rome grates me."-Shaks. -v. n. To rub hard, so as to injure or offend; to offend by importunity or oppre ion. "What peer hath been suborn'd to grate on you?"-Shaks. -To make a harsh sound by the attrition of rough bodies; as, a grating wheel. Grat'ed, a. Supplied or furnished with a grate or grating; as, a grated cell. Grateful, a . [From Lat. grat us . See GRACE.] Pleasing; acceptable; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; delicious; affording ease, pleasure, or relief; as, a grateful beverage, grateful sleep. -Thankful; having a due sense of benefits; appreciative of kindne received; well disposed toward one by whom a favor has been conferred; willing to acknowledge and repay a boon or benefit; as, a grateful heart. Gratefully, adv . With a due sense of benefits or favors; in a manner that disposes to kindne , in return for favors; thankfully; in a grateful manner. "The lover's toil she gratefully repaid." - Granville. Gratefulne , n. Gratitude; thankfulne ; quality of being grateful. -Quality of being agreeable or pleasant to the mind or to the taste.