skillet
noun
- flat-bottomed pan for cooking food on a stove
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈskɪl.ɪt/
noun
Etymology: From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).
- A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
- A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
“Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.”
“Inside this paper plane Note my words are Navy sealed So here and I quote Taboo and I are in the same boat What's said from Pennywise I guess we all float Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute Got my mind in a skillet Suicide not a mission See the vibe very timid I'm timid and very sad Translated my thoughts and feelings I pivot into the pad”
- A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
“This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.”
“Can you make up a quick skillet hash?”
verb
Etymology: From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).
- To cook in a skillet.
“Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.”
“That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.”