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skil·let
(skĭl′ĭt)n.
1. See frying pan. See Note at andiron.
2. Chiefly British A long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs.
[Middle English skelett, from Old French escuelete, diminutive of escuele, plate, from Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, platter.]
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skillet
(ˈskɪlɪt)n
1. (Cookery) a small frying pan
2. (Cookery) chiefly Brit a saucepan
[C15: probably from skele bucket, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skjōla bucket]
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skil•let
(ˈskɪl ɪt)n.
1. a frying pan.
2. Chiefly Brit. a metal cooking pot, with a long handle and sometimes legs, for cooking at a hearth.
[1375–1425; late Middle English; orig. uncertain]
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Noun | 1. | skillet - a pan used for frying foods electric frying pan - a frying pan heated by electricity handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" cooking pan, pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel spider - a skillet made of cast iron |
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skillet
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