grille

A golden vent rests at its top, the figures on its grille appearing like alien hieroglyphics.

With its boxy body, chrome grille, round headlights and removable or soft top, it is practical, charming and not too flashy.

“Nothing Fixed” is full size, but feels more compact; circles, flowers and stripes, peering out through a butterfly-shaped grille of muddy, grade-school orange, feel eager but just out of reach.

Perched like a hood ornament, the eagle was draped across the front of the car and strapped in the vehicle’s grille, the sheriff’s office said.

They told me about the security grilles, cameras, alarms, and other equipment they'd installed to try to keep them and their staff safe.