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Fillet

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Noun

1. filet, fillet

a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

2. filet, fillet, fish filet, fish fillet

a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

3. fillet, lemniscus

a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

4. fillet, taenia, tenia

a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

5. fillet, stopping

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

Verb

6. filet, fillet

decorate with a lace of geometric designs

7. filet, fillet

cut into filets

Example Sentences:
'filet the fish'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fillet

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noun
1. 
a. Also called: fillet steak
a strip of boneless meat, esp the undercut of a sirloin of beef
b. 
the boned side of a fish
c. 
the white meat of breast and wing of a chicken
2. 
a narrow strip of any material
3. 
a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc, worn in the hair or around the neck
4. 
a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings
5. 
a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column
6. Also called: fillet weld
a narrow strip of welded metal of approximately triangular cross-section used to join steel members at right angles
7. heraldry
a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief
8. Also called: listel, list
the top member of a cornice
9. anatomy
a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus
. Technical name: lemniscus
10. 
a. 
a narrow decorative line, impressed on the cover of a book
b. 
a wheel tool used to impress such lines
11.  another name for fairing
verb -lets, -leting or -leted (transitive)
12. 
to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet
13. 
to cut fillets from (meat or fish)
14. anatomy
to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains
15. 
to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fillet

see synonyms of fillet
noun
1. 
a narrow band worn around the head as to hold the hair in place
2. 
a thin strip or band
3. 
fairing1
4.  Architecture
a. 
a flat, square molding separating other moldings
b. 
a narrow band between two flutings in a column
5.  Bookbinding
an ornamental line impressed on a book cover
6.  Cookery
a. 
a lean, boneless piece of meat
b. 
a flat, boneless slice cut lengthwise from the side of a fish
verb transitive
7. 
to bind or decorate with a band, molding, etc.
8. 
to bone and slice (meat or fish)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fillet

see synonyms of fillet
n.
1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā, fĭlā′)
a. A strip or compact piece of boneless meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
b. A boneless strip of meat rolled and tied, as for roasting.
3. Architecture
a. A thin flat molding used as separation between or ornamentation for larger moldings.
b. A ridge between the indentations of a fluted column.
4. A narrow decorative line impressed onto the cover of a book.
5. Heraldry A narrow horizontal band placed in the lower fourth area of the chief.
6. Anatomy A loop-shaped band of fibers, such as the lemniscus.
tr.v. fil·let·ed, fil·let·ing, fil·lets
1. To bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā, fĭlā′) To slice, bone, or make into fillets.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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