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filbert

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlbət/

Definition of filbert

noun

1a cultivated hazel tree that bears edible oval nuts.
- Genus Corylus, family Betulaceae: several species, in particular the Kentish cob (Corylus maxima)
the nut of the filbert tree. Also called cob¹.

2 (also filbert brush) a brush with bristles forming a flattened oval head, used in oil painting.

Origin:

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)