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

Example sentences :

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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