fillet
noun
- a narrow band worn around the head as to hold the hair in place
- a thin strip or band
- fairing
- Archit.
- a flat, square molding separating other moldings
- a narrow band between two flutings in a column
- Bookbinding an ornamental line impressed on a book cover
- Cooking
- a lean, boneless piece of meat
- a flat, boneless slice cut lengthwise from the side of a fish
transitive verb
- to bind or decorate with a band, molding, etc.
- to bone and slice (meat or fish)
See fillet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fĭlˈĭt)
noun- A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.
- also fi·let (fĭ-lāˈ, fĭlˈāˌ)
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.
- 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.
- A narrow decorative line impressed onto the cover of a book.
- Heraldry A narrow horizontal band placed in the lower fourth area of the chief.
- Anatomy A loop-shaped band of fibers, such as the lemniscus.
transitive verb fil·let·ed,
fil·let·ing,
fil·lets - To bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet.
- also fi·let (fĭ-lāˈ, fĭlˈāˌ) To slice, bone, or make into fillets.
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