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fil·let
(fĭl′ĭt)n.
1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā′, fĭl′ā′)
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.
3. 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.
4. A narrow decorative line impressed onto the cover of a book.
5. Heraldry A narrow horizontal band placed in the lower fourth area of the chief.
6. Anatomy A loop-shaped band of fibers, such as the lemniscus.
tr.v. fil·let·ed, fil·let·ing, fil·lets
1. To bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā′, fĭl′ā′) To slice, bone, or make into fillets.
[Middle English filet, from Old French, diminutive of fil, thread, from Latin fīlum; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots.]
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fillet
(ˈfɪlɪt)n
1. (Cookery)
a. Also called: fillet steak a strip of boneless meat, esp the undercut of a sirloin of beef
b. the boned side of a fish
c. the white meat of breast and wing of a chicken
2. a narrow strip of any material
3. (Textiles) a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc, worn in the hair or around the neck
4. (Architecture) a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings
5. (Architecture) a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column
6. (Civil Engineering) Also called: fillet weld a narrow strip of welded metal of approximately triangular cross-section used to join steel members at right angles
7. (Heraldry) heraldry a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief
8. (Architecture) Also called: listel or list the top member of a cornice
9. (Anatomy) anatomy a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus. Technical name: lemniscus
10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
a. a narrow decorative line, impressed on the cover of a book
b. a wheel tool used to impress such lines
11. (General Engineering) another name for fairing
vb (tr) , -lets, -leting or -leted
Also (for senses 1–3): filet 12. (Cookery) to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet
13. (Cookery) to cut fillets from (meat or fish)
14. (Anatomy) anatomy to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains
15. to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet
[C14: from Old French filet, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum]
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fil•let
(ˈfɪl ɪt; usually fɪˈleɪ for 1, 10 )n., v. fil•let•ed (ˈfɪl ɪ tɪd) or, for 1,10, fil•leted (fɪˈleɪd) fil•let•ing. n.
1. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, as the beef tenderloin.
2. an ornamental ribbon for the head; headband.
3. any narrow strip, as of wood, metal, or fabric.
4. a decorative line impressed on a book cover.
5.
a. a narrow flat molding raised or sunk between larger moldings.
b. the narrow flat raised strip between two flutes of a column.
6. lemniscus.
v.t. 7. to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet.
8. to bind or adorn with or as if with a fillet.
[1300–50; Middle English filet < Anglo-French, Middle French, derivative of fil thread]
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fillet
Past participle: filleted
Gerund: filleting
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fillet
To remove the bones and fat from meat, poultry or fish.
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| Noun | 1. |  fillet - a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beefbeefsteak - 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 filet mignon - small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin |
| 2. |  fillet - a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish | |
| 3. | fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | |
| 4. | fillet - a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband headband - a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband" | |
| 5. | fillet - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members | |
| Verb | 1. | fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs |
| 2. | fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish" 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" |
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fillet
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Translations
شَريحَة لَحم بِدون عَظْميُخْرِج العَظْم من اللحْميَنْزِعُ العِظَام
vykostitfiléřízek
=-filletfiletfileterefillerefillet
fileeratapyöristääfilee
filenarezati
filéz
flak; lundirflaka; úrbeina
･･･からヒレ肉を取るヒレ肉
살토막토막으로 썰다
filė
filejafilejas-
vykostiť
filéfilea
ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูกตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกติด
lóc phi-lêphi-lê
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fillet
n
(for the hair) → (Haar)band nt
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fillet
(ˈfilit) noun a piece of meat or fish without bones. fillet of veal; cod fillet; (also adjective) fillet steak.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈfilleted – to remove the bones from (meat or fish).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fillet
→ شَرِيحَةٌ مِن اللَّحْمِ أَوْ السَّمَكِ بِدُونِ عَظْم, يَنْزِعُ العِظَام filé, vykostit filet, filetere Filet, filetieren κόβω σε φιλέτο, φιλέτο filete, filetear filee, fileerata découper en filets, filet file, narezati filetto, tagliare a fette ･･･からヒレ肉を取る, ヒレ肉 살토막, 토막으로 썰다 fileren, filet filet, filetere filet, sfiletować cortar em filé, cortar em filete, filé, filete готовить филе, филе filé, filea ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก, ตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกติด fileto, fileto kesmek lóc phi-lê, phi-lê 切片, 肉片Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009