Definitions for FILLET
ˈfɪl ɪt; usually fɪˈleɪ for 1, 10 ; ˈfɪl ɪ tɪd; fɪˈleɪdfil·let

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fillet, filetnoun

   a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

2. fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filetnoun

   a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

3. lemniscus, filletnoun

   a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

4. taenia, tenia, filletnoun

   a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

5. fillet, stoppingverb

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

6. fillet, filetverb

   decorate with a lace of geometric designs

7. fillet, filetverb

   cut into filets

   "filet the fish"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filletnoun

   A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or just for decoration.

2. filletnoun

   A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.

3. filletnoun

   A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.

4. filletnoun

   A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

5. filletnoun

   A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.

6. filletnoun

   A thin flat moulding/molding used as separation between larger mouldings.

7. filletverb

   To slice, bone or make into fillets.

8. filletverb

   To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

9. Etymology: From filet, ultimately from filum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FILLETnoun

   Etymology: filet, French; filum, Latin.

   1. A band tied round the head or other part.

   His baleful breath inspiring, as he glides,
   Now like a chain around her neck he rides; Now like a fillet to her head repairs,
   And with his circling volumes folds her hairs. John Dryden, Æn.

   She scorn’d the praise of beauty, and the care;
   A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. Alexander Pope, Winds. For.

   2. The fleshy part of the thigh: applied commonly to veal.

   The youth approach’d the fire, and as it burn’d,
   On five sharp broachers rank’d, the roast they turn’d:
   These morsels stay’d their stomachs; then the rest
   They cut in legs and fillets for the feast. John Dryden, Iliad.

   3. Meat rolled together, and tied round.

   Fillet of a fenny snake,
   In the cauldron boil and bake. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The mixture thus, by chymick art
   United close in every part,
   In fillets roll’d, or cut in pieces,
   Appear’d like one continu’d species. Jonathan Swift.

   4. [In architecture.]A little member which appears in the ornaments and mouldings, and is otherwise called listel. John Harris

2. To Filletverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To bind with a bandage or fillet.2. To adorn with an astragal.

   He made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters and filletted them. Ex. xxxviii. 28.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fillet

   A fillet is a piece of meat or fish without bones. In cooking, it refers to a piece that has been sliced or cut off from the rest of the meat, making it easier to cook and eat. In engineering, a fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part design. It is an edge rounding or blending connection of two surfaces at right angles. In carpentry, a fillet is a narrow flat strip made of wood, metal, or other material that is used in mouldings or as a spacer. In architecture, it is a narrow band or strip used to separate or emphasize sections of a design. In graphic design, a fillet can refer to a border or edging applied to a design element such as a picture or photograph. So, the definition can vary greatly depending on the context the word is being used in.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filletnoun

   a little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head

2. Filletnoun

   a piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied

3. Filletnoun

   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. Filletnoun

   a concave filling in of a reentrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner

5. Filletnoun

   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. Filletnoun

   an ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position

7. Filletnoun

   the thread of a screw

8. Filletnoun

   a border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt

9. Filletnoun

   the raised molding about the muzzle of a gun

10. Filletnoun

    any scantling smaller than a batten

11. Filletnoun

    a fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain

12. Filletnoun

    the loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests

13. Filletverb

    to bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet

14. Etymology: [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread, fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See Fille a row.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fillet

   A fillet is a cut or slice of boneless meat or fish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fillet

   fil′et, n. a little string or band, esp. to tie round the head: meat or fish boned and rolled, roasted or baked: a piece of meat composed of muscle, esp. the fleshy part of the thigh: (archit.) a small space or band used along with mouldings.—v.t. to bind or adorn with a fillet:—pr.p. fill′eting; pa.p. fill′eted. [Fr. filet, dim. of fil, from L. filum, a thread.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fillet

   An ornamental moulding. Rings on the muzzle and cascabel of guns.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fillet

   A molding used on cannon of old pattern.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fillet

   a transverse, raised structure between the antennae in Lepidoptera.

Matched Categories

1. • Beefsteak
   • Cooking
   • Cut Up
   • Sensory Nerve

How to pronounce FILLET?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILLET in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILLET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FILLET
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fillet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FILLET
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FILLET
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FILLET
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FILLET
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=FILLET
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=FILLET