ETYM Late Lat. grata, from Latin crates hurdle; or Italian grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.
(Homonym: great).
1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air; SYN. grating.
2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire; SYN. grating.

ETYM OF grater to scrape, scratch, French gratter, Late Lat. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. chrazzôn German kratzen, Dutch krassen, Swed. Kratta, and perh. Eng. scratch.
(Homonym: great).
To make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; SYN. grind.

Hard or semihard cheese grated.

ETYM Grate, a. + full; cf. French gré thanks, good will, from Latin gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. Related to Grate.
1. Affording comfort or pleasure.
2. Feeling or showing gratitude; SYN. thankful.

The, US psychedelic rock group formed 1965. Their live shows featured long improvisations and subtle ensemble playing, seldom fully captured in recording; albums include Live Dead 1969, Workingman’s Dead 1970, and Built to Last 1989. They continued to tour until the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995.
Formed at the heart of the San Francisco hippie scene, the Dead represented an alternative lifestyle to a core of fans (Deadheads) who followed the constantly touring band around the world. Founder members were Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), guitar; Phil Lesh (1940– ), bass; Bob Weir (1947– ), guitar; and Bill Kreutzmann (1946– ), drums. Out of their vast repertoire of original and nonoriginal material, they are especially identified with the song ‘Truckin’’ (from American Beauty 1970).

Warm friendly feelings of gratitude; SYN. thankfulness, appreciativeness.

With sharp-edged perforations for foods (as vegetables or cheese).