Definition of fillet Fillet

/fʌlejˈ/ - [fuley] - fil•let

We found 33 definitions of fillet from 8 different sources.

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British English

fillet

American English

filet

What does fillet mean?

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Noun

Plural: fillets

fillet - a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
  filet
  beefsteak a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
  beef tenderloin beef loin muscle
  chateaubriand a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
  tournedos thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin
fillet - a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
  filet, fish fillet, fish filet
  slice, piece a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
fillet - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
  stopping
fillet - a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
  taenia, tenia
  headband a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband"
fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
  lemniscus

Verb

fillets, filleting, filleted  

fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish"
  filet
  carve, cut up cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
  cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs
  filet
  grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fillet (n.)
    A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head.
  • fillet (n.)
    A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied.
  • fillet (n.)
    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.
  • fillet (n.)
    A concave filling in of a reentrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner.
  • fillet (n.)
    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.
  • fillet (n.)
    An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
  • fillet (n.)
    The thread of a screw.
  • fillet (n.)
    A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.
  • fillet (n.)
    The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.
  • fillet (n.)
    Any scantling smaller than a batten.
  • fillet (n.)
    A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
  • fillet (n.)
    The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
  • fillet (v. t.)
    To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • fillet
    A mesh of string, cord, or rope generally used for catching fish or trapping something.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

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

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • fillet
    A molding used on cannon of old pattern.

Part of speech

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  • fillet, verb, present, 1st person singular of fillet (infinitive).
  • fillet, verb (infinitive).
  • fillet, verb, past participle of fillet (infinitive).
  • fillet, verb, past simple of fillet (infinitive).
  • fillet, noun, singular of fillets.

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