Skillet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skillet \Skil"let\, n. [OF. escuelette, dim. of escuelle a
     porringer, F. ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra,
     scuta, a dish. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.]
     A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a
     handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skillet
       n : a pan used for frying foods [syn: {frying pan}, {frypan}]