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Fillet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fillet? [n] fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [n] a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [n] a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [n] a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [n] a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [v] cut into filets, as of fish or meat [v] decorate with a filet Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fillet: filet \| filet \| filet \| fish filet \| fish fillet \| lemniscus \| stopping \| taenia \| tenia Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fillet: adhesive tape \| anklet \| armlet \| band \| bandage \| bandeau \| batten \| belt \| bracelet \| cellophane tape \| cincture \| cingulum \| cloth tape \| collar \| collarband \| earring \| ecliptic \| equator \| fascia \| finger ring \| friction tape \| girdle \| girt \| girth \| great circle \| hoop \| lath \| ligula \| ligule \| list \| masking tape \| Mystik tape \| neckband \| necklace \| nose ring \| plank \| plastic tape \| quoit \| ribband \| ribbon \| ring \| Scotch tape \| shred \| slat \| slip \| spill \| spline \| strake \| strap \| strip \| stripe \| strop \| taenia \| tape \| tape measure \| tapeline \| ticker tape \| wristband \| wristlet \| zodiac \| zone See Also \| adorn \| beautify \| beef tenderloin \| beefsteak \| carve \| Chateaubriand \| cut up \| decorate \| embellish \| fastener \| fastening \| filet mignon \| fixing \| grace \| headband \| holdfast \| ornament \| piece \| sensory nerve \| slice \| tournedos Fillet In Webster's Dictionary \Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread, fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See {Fille} a row.] 1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head. A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope. 2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied. Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice of flat fish without bone. ``Fillet of a fenny snake.'' --Shak. 3. A thin strip or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting band or strip. 4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re["e]ntrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner. 5. (Arch.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of {Base}, and {Column}. 6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw. 8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt. 9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun. 10. Any scantling smaller than a batten. 11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. {Arris fillet}. See under {Arris}. \Fil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filleting}.] To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.

Fillet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fillet?

[n] fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
[n] a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
[n] a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
[n] a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
[n] a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
[v] cut into filets, as of fish or meat
[v] decorate with a filet

Fillet In Webster's Dictionary

\Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread,
fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See
{Fille} a row.]
1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the
   hair of the head.

         A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope.

2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a
   long strip rolled together and tied.

Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also
      called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the
      fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice
      of flat fish without bone. ``Fillet of a fenny snake.''
      --Shak.

3. A thin strip or ribbon; esp.:
   (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched.
   (b) A strip of card clothing.
   (c) A thin projecting band or strip.

4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re["e]ntrant angle where
   two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner.

5. (Arch.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding
   separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space
   between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of {Base},
   and {Column}.

6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the
   chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in
   position.

7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw.

8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.

9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.

10. Any scantling smaller than a batten.

11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to
    certain bands of white matter in the brain.

12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where
    the hinder part of the saddle rests.

{Arris fillet}. See under {Arris}.


\Fil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filleted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Filleting}.]
To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.

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