Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardan grille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: car-dan -grille
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheet of card or thin metal, etc., used in composing secret messages. The words of the message are written through a number of holes cut arbitrarily in the sheet, and the remaining paper is then filled with irrelevant words to disguise it.

Etymology

Proposed in 1550 by Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576), known in French as Jérôme Cardan.

Inflected Forms

Cardan grilles (plural)

Questions

What does cardan grille mean?: A sheet of card or thin metal, etc., used in composing secret messages. The words of the message are written through a number of holes cut arbitrarily in the sheet, and the remaining paper is then filled with irrelevant words to disguise it.
Where does cardan grille come from?: Proposed in 1550 by Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576), known in French as Jérôme Cardan.

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