'Fillet' definitions:

Definition of 'fillet'

From: WordNet
noun
A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [syn: fillet, filet]
noun
A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filet]
noun
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: lemniscus, fillet]
noun
A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: taenia, tenia, fillet]
noun
Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: fillet, stopping]
verb
Decorate with a lace of geometric designs [syn: fillet, filet]
verb
Cut into filets; "filet the fish" [syn: fillet, filet]

Definition of 'Fillet'

From: GCIDE
  • Fillet \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. [1913 Webster]
  • A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re["e]ntrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. Any scantling smaller than a batten. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. [1913 Webster]
  • Arris fillet. See under Arris. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Fillet'

From: GCIDE
  • Fillet \Fil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Filleting.] To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'fillet'

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Words containing 'Fillet'