fillet
Cooking.
a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
a narrow band of ribbon or the like worn around the head, usually as an ornament; headband.
any narrow strip, as wood or metal.
a strip of any material used for binding.
Bookbinding.
a decorative line impressed on a book cover, usually at the top and bottom of the back.
a rolling tool for impressing such lines.
Architecture.
Also called list. a narrow flat molding or area, raised or sunk between larger moldings or areas.
a narrow portion of the surface of a column left between adjoining flutes.
Anatomy. lemniscus.
a raised rim or ridge, as a ring on the muzzle of a gun.
Metallurgy. a concave strip forming a rounded interior angle in a foundry pattern.
Cooking.
to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet.
to cut fillets from.
to bind or adorn with or as if with a fillet.
Machinery. to round off (an interior angle) with a fillet.
Origin of fillet
1- Also filet (for defs. 1, 10).
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How to use fillet in a sentence
Lay in the anchovy fillets, and place over very low heat until they melt, falling apart when the pan is shaken.
If you prefer, the tomato sauce can be prepared a day in advance, but the anchovy fillets should be added only at the last minute.
We made fillets of hide to shade our eyes, she thus binding back the long braids of her hair.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughCut some fillets of grouse into cutlet shapes, also some slices of fried bread; sprinkle the latter with grated Parmesan cheese.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisPlace the hare fillets and the stuffing cutlets in the pan and fry to a good colour in clarified butter.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
Arrange the pieces of rabbit in a circle, put the cucumber in the middle, and pour the sauce over the fillets.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisScore the skin, and dish the fillets in a circle with a little Bigarade sauce poured over them.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
British Dictionary definitions for fillet
/ (ˈfɪlɪt) /
Also called: fillet steak a strip of boneless meat, esp the undercut of a sirloin of beef
the boned side of a fish
the white meat of breast and wing of a chicken
a narrow strip of any material
a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc, worn in the hair or around the neck
a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings
a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column
Also called: fillet weld a narrow strip of welded metal of approximately triangular cross-section used to join steel members at right angles
heraldry a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief
Also called: listel, list the top member of a cornice
anatomy a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus: Technical name: lemniscus
a narrow decorative line, impressed on the cover of a book
a wheel tool used to impress such lines
another name for fairing 1
to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet
to cut fillets from (meat or fish)
anatomy to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains
to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet
Origin of fillet
1- Also (for senses 1–3): filet
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