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fillet
fil·let • n. 1. / fiˈlā; ˈfilā/ (also fi·let) a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal: a chicken breast fillet. ∎ (also fillet steak) a beef steak cut from the lower part of a sirloin. ∎ a boned side of a fish. 2. / ˈfilit/ a band or ribbon worn around the head, esp. for binding the hair. ∎ Archit. a narrow flat band separating two moldings. ∎ Archit. a small band between the flutes of a column. 3. / ˈfilit/ a concave strip of material roughly triangular in cross section that rounds off an interior angle between two surfaces: a splayed mortar fillet at the junction of the roof with the chimney stack. • v. / fiˈlā; ˈfilā/ (-leted / -ˈlād/ , -let·ing / -ˈlāing/ ) [tr.] remove the bones from (a fish). ∎ cut (fish or meat) into boneless strips. |
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"fillet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fillet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fillet.html "fillet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fillet.html |
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fillet. Small, narrow, flat moulding, usually a plain band in a group of mouldings, either of projecting rectangular section or simply a flat surface between other mouldings, such as flutes of a column-shaft, or one of the elements of an Attic base between the torus and scotia. It often defines, emphasizes, and clarifies mouldings, as at the top of a cornice, above the cyma recta, where it is termed list or listel. A very small fillet, e.g. between the channels under the echinus of a Doric capital, is an annulet.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "fillet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "fillet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-fillet.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "fillet." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-fillet.html |
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1. The lean, tender strip of meat beneath an animal's ribs, especially beef. Now also used to mean a lean cut of veal, lamb, or pork from the top of the hind leg. 2. To remove the bones from fish. Filet mignon (French ‘dainty fillet’) is a small, round cut of beef from the centre of the fillet, similar to tournedos. |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "fillet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "fillet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-fillet.html DAVID A. BENDER. "fillet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-fillet.html |
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fillet narrow flat band XIV; slice of meat or fish XV. ME. filet — (O)F. — Rom. dim. of L. fīlum thread; see -ET.
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T. F. HOAD. "fillet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fillet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fillet.html T. F. HOAD. "fillet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fillet.html |
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•mallet, palette, pallet, valet
•tablet • pamphlet • aglet • anklet
•candlelit • hamlet
•Caplet, chaplet
•lamplit • flatlet • mantlet
•haslet, Hazlitt
•scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit, varlet
•armlet • lancelet • branchlet
•martlet, tartlet
•plantlet • pellet • reglet • necklet
•playlet • lakelet • bracelet
•platelet, statelet
•wavelet • leaflet • eaglet • streamlet
•billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet, willet
•driblet, triblet
•piglet • singlet • gimlet • inlet
•kinglet, ringlet, springlet, winglet
•ripplet, triplet
•wristlet
•eyelet, islet, stylet, twilit
•pikelet
•collet, Smollett, wallet
•goblet • rodlet
•omelette (US omelet) • droplet
•torchlit
•corselet, corselette
•gauntlet (US gantlet) • owlet
•townlet • toadlet • notelet • toilet
•moonlit • sextuplet • fruitlet
•bullet, pullet
•booklet, brooklet, hooklet
•quadruplet • annulet • septuplet
•rivulet • quintuplet
•gullet, mullet
•doublet • floodlit
•runlet, sunlit
•couplet • cutlet • frontlet • violet
•coverlet • circlet • verselet
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"fillet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fillet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fillet.html "fillet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fillet.html |
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