Fillet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Fillet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Fillet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fillet n a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [syn: fillet, filet] a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Synonym(s): fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filet a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus Synonym(s): lemniscus, fillet a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband Synonym(s): taenia, tenia, fillet fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members Synonym(s): fillet, stopping v decorate with a lace of geometric designs [syn: fillet, filet] cut into filets; "filet the fish" Synonym(s): fillet, filet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fillet \Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread, fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See {Fille} a row.] 1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head. A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope. 2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied. Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice of flat fish without bone. [bd]Fillet of a fenny snake.[b8] --Shak. 3. 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. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re[89]ntrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner. 5. (Arch.) 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. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw. 8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt. 9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun. 10. Any scantling smaller than a batten. 11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. {Arris fillet}. See under {Arris}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fillet \Fil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filleting}.] To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.