Synonyms for skillet
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skil-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɪl ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for skillet Other synonyms for the word skillet
Définition of skillet
Origin :- c.1400, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle French esculette "a little dish" (Modern French écuelle), diminutive of escuele "plate," from Latin scutella "serving platter" (see scuttle (n.)); or formed in English from skele "wooden bucket or pail" (early 14c.), from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse skjola "pail, bucket").
- As in pan : noun container for cooking food
- As in griddle : noun grill
- Melt a pound of butter by putting it into a skillet on hot coals.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Throw them into a skillet of boiling water, and boil them twenty minutes; but when sufficiently done, they will rise to the top.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- She fry all the eggs on the place, skillet the ham and pan the biscuits!
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various
- In a skillet melt and heat ½ of a cupful of lard or bacon fat.
- Extract from : « 365 Luncheon Dishes » by Anonymous
- Pour it into a skillet and place the skillet on the coals before the fire.
- Extract from : « The Witch of Salem » by John R. Musick
- And he was throwin' things into the skillet and callin' to the girl who was washin' dishes.
- Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters
- In the kitchen they found Rose, very busy with a skillet over the fire.
- Extract from : « The King's Daughters » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Stray in the herd and the boss said kill it, So I shot him in the rump with the handle of the skillet.
- Extract from : « Cowboy Songs » by Various
- He hid the skillet to serve another day, and set out on his return.
- Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily
- Put them in a close vessel, and set the vessel in a skillet of boiling water.
- Extract from : « The American Housewife » by Anonymous
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