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chiefly British
: a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
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In a large, shallow Dutch oven, braiser pan, or oven-safe skillet, melt butter over medium-high.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Place the skillet underneath the broiler and broil for about 4 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted and slightly charred on top.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Its products include saucepans, skillets, woks, baking sheets and Dutch ovens.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Today's one-skillet dish is served on a bed of quinoa (keen-wah), a seed that is used like a grain.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Place the skillet underneath the broiler and broil for about 4 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted and slightly charred on top.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Its products include saucepans, skillets, woks, baking sheets and Dutch ovens.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Today's one-skillet dish is served on a bed of quinoa (keen-wah), a seed that is used like a grain.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skillet
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“Skillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillet. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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skillet
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skil·let
ˈskil-ət 
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