Definition of Fillister

1. n. The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty.

Definition of Fillister

1. Noun. A rabbet / rebate for holding a sash window ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fillister

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fillister

1. 1. The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty. 2. A plane for making a rabbet. Fillister screw had, a short cylindrical screw head, having a convex top. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fillister

filling in
filling out
filling station
filling stations
filling the bill
fillingly
fillingness
fillings
fillip
filliped
fillipeen
fillipeens
filliping
fillips
fillis
fillister (current term)
fillisters
fillo
fillock
fillos
fillowite
fillrate
fillrates
fills
fills in
fills out
fills the bill
fillup
fillups
filly

Literary usage of Fillister

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1845)
"Of the Sash fillister in general PL. 12. FIG. 6. The sash fillister is a rebating plane for reducing the right hand side of the stuff to a rebate, ..."

2. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"... and included angle of the flat-head screw. OVAL fillister HEAD MACHINE SCREWS. ASME STANDARD OVAL fillister HEAD SCREWS A = Diameter of Body. ..."

3. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1842)
"Of the Sash fillister in general. PL. 12. Fie. 6. The sash fillister is a rebating plane for reducing the right hand side of the stuff to a rebate, ..."

4. Drawing Room Practice by Frank Arthur Stanley (1921)
"FIG.243 Thread Tool S«* for Pipe Thread Countersunk Button fillister Head Head Head Fl 6.24l Machine Screws Pipe Threads. Machine Screw Heads. Fig. 229. ..."

5. Mechanical Drawing: A Treatise on the Drawing of Mechanisms and Machine Details by Franklin Day Jones (1920)
"The type shown at C is known as the flat fillister-head and is generally set ... Screws of this type are Flat fillister-head Screws A - Diameter of body B ..."

6. Machine Shop Primer: An Introduction to Machine Tools and Shop Appliances by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1910)
"Flat fillister heads on cap screws are often called "round" heads; oval fillister heads are frequently designated as "fillister" heads, and countersunk ..."

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