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filbert
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[ˈfɪlbət], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cultivated hazel tree that bears edible oval nuts
- a brush with bristles forming a flattened oval head, used in oil painting
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Origin
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Middle English fylberd, from Anglo-Norman French philbert, dialect French noix de filbert (so named because it is ripe about 20 August, the feast day of St Philibert)
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