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   fil·let

   /fiˈlā/

   noun

   • 1. a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal: "a chicken breast fillet"
   • ▪ a beef steak cut from the lower part of a sirloin.
   • ▪ a boned side of a fish.
   • 2. a band or ribbon worn around the head, especially for binding the hair.
   • ▪ a narrow flat band separating two moldings.
   • ▪ a small band between the flutes of a column.
   • 3. 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"
   • 4. a plain or decorated line impressed on the cover of a book.
   • ▪ a roller used to impress a line on the cover of a book.

   verb

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

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. filleter noun

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