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fillet
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[ˈfɪlɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal
(e.g: a chicken breast fillet)
- a band or ribbon worn round the head, especially for binding the hair
- a roughly triangular strip of material which rounds off an interior angle between two surfaces
- (in bookbinding) a plain line impressed on the cover of a book
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’
[ˈfɪlɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- remove the bones from (a fish)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’
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