filet

(fi lā, filā′)

noun

  1. a net or lace with a simple pattern on a square mesh background
  2. fillet ()

Origin: ME < OFr: see fillet

transitive verb fileted, fileting

fillet ()

See filet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A net or lace with a simple pattern of squares.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of fil, thread

Origin: , from Latin fīlum; see file1

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noun
Variant of fillet.
verb
Variant of fillet.

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