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fillet

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪt/

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Definition of fillet

noun

1a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal:a chicken breast fillet [mass noun]:roast fillet of lamb
(also fillet steak) a beef steak cut from the lower part of a sirloin.
a boned side of a fish.

2a band or ribbon worn round the head, especially for binding the hair.
Architecture a narrow flat band separating two mouldings.
Architecture a small band between the flutes of a column.

3a roughly triangular strip of material which rounds off an interior angle between two surfaces.

4(in bookbinding) a plain line impressed on the cover of a book.
a roller used to impress a fillet on the cover of a book.

verb (fillets, filleting, filleted)

[with object]

remove the bones from (a fish).
cut (fish or meat) into boneless strips.

Derivatives

filleter

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet 'thread', based on Latin filum 'thread'

Spelling rule

Do not double the final consonant when adding endings which begin with a vowel to a word which ends in a vowel plus a consonant, if the stress is not at the end of the word (as in target): (fillets, filleting, filleted).

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