grating (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Of bars, etc.1. cancelli (of wood, iron, etc.; used for a variety of purposes, and formed by cross bars2. clathri, orum (esp. of the cages of animals)II. A harsh collision1. strīdor (a grating sound)2. offensa [dentium] • grating (subs.): I. Of bars, etc.: 1. cancelli (of wood, iron, etc.; used for a variety of purposes, and formed by cross bars: cf. Varr. R. R. 3, 5, init., transversis modicis intervallis perticis annexis, ad speciem cancellorum scenicorum): a g. for a fish-pond, c. quibus impediatur fuga piscium, Col. 8, 17, ad med.: Cic. 2. clathri, orum (esp. of the cages of animals): Hor. A. P. 473: Plin. Hence adj. clathratus (formed of or having a g.): a window with a g., fenestra c., Pl. Mil. 2, 4, 26. II. A harsh collision: 1. strīdor (a grating sound): e. g. dentium, Cels.: v. gnashing. 2. offensa [dentium]: Plin. 34, 10, 22, extr.