Filbert Definition

filbərt
filberts
noun
filberts
The edible nut of a hazel, esp. of a cultivated European tree (Corylus avellana or C. maxima); hazelnut.
Webster's New World
A tree bearing this nut.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

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Singular:
filbert
Plural:
filberts

Origin of Filbert

  • Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.

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