King James Bible Dictionary

A network of brass for the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice (Exodus 27:4; 35:16; 38:4, 5, 30).

Exodus 27:4-5
Exodus 38:4-5

GRATE, noun [Latin crates, a grate a hurdle.]

1. A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, with interstices; a kind of lattice-work, such as is used in the windows of prisons and cloisters.

2. An instrument or frame of iron bars for holding coals, used as fuel, in houses, stores, shops, etc.

GRATE, verb transitive To furnish with grates; to make fast with cross bars.

GRATE, verb transitive [Latin rado.]

1. To rub, as a body with a rough surface against another body; to rub one thing against another, so as to produce a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth.

2. To wear away in small particles, by rubbing with any thing rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.

3. To offend; to fret; to vex; to irritate; to mortify; as, harsh words grate the heart; they are grating to the feeling; harsh sounds grate the ear.

4. To make a harsh sound, by rubbing or the friction of rough bodies.

GRATE', verb intransitive To rub hard, so as to offend; to offend by oppression or importunity.

This grated harder upon the hearts of men.

1. To make a harsh sound by the friction of rough bodies.

GRATE, adjective [Latin gratus.] Agreeable. [Not in use.]

GRA'TED, participle passive Rubbed harshly; worn off by rubbing.

1. Furnished with a grate; as grated windows.

GRA'TEFUL, adjective [from Latin gratus. See Grace.]

1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed towards one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay benefits; as a grateful heart.

2. Agreeable; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; as a grateful present; a grateful offering.

3. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; affording pleasure; as food or drink grateful offering.

Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine,

And grateful clusters swell with floods of wine.

GRA'TEFULLY, adverb With a due sense of benefits or favors; in a manner that disposes to kindness, in return for favors. The gift was gratefully received.

1. In a pleasing manner. Study continually furnishes something new, which may strike the imagination gratefully

GRA'TEFULNESS, noun The quality of being grateful; gratitude.

1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasant to the mind or to the taste.

GRA'TER, noun [See Grate.] An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of a body; as a grater for nutmegs.