grimaud, n.m., urchin, brat, dunce; scribbler, sorry writer, pedant.

grime, n.m., ☉brat; (thea.) old man, old fogy. Il joue les —s; (thea.) he plays old men’s parts.

se grimer, v.r., (thea.) to paint, to make up, to play old men, old women’s parts, duennas, etc.

grimoire, n.m., conjuring book, black-book; obscure language; illegible scrawl. Il sait le —; he knows what he is about. C’est du — pour lui; it is Greek to him.

grimpant, -e, adj., (bot.) climbing.

grimpart, n.m., (orni.) nut-hatch.

grimper, v.n., to climb, to climb up, to clamber up, to creep up (of plants).

grimpereau, n.m. V. grimpart.

grimpeurs, n.m.pl., (orni.) climbers.

grincement (grins-man), n.m., gnashing, grinding (of the teeth); grating.