grille
noun
[ ɡrɪl ]
• a grating or screen of metal bars or wires, placed in front of something as protection or to allow ventilation or discreet observation.
• "I looked through the grille into the church"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin, craticula, diminutive of cratis ‘hurdle’; related to crate, grate2, and griddle.
