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Definition of Filet
1. Verb. Decorate with a lace of geometric designs.
Generic synonyms: Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament
Derivative terms: Fillet
2. Noun. A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef.
Generic synonyms: Beefsteak
Group relationships: Beef Tenderloin
Specialized synonyms: Chateaubriand, Tournedos, Filet Mignon
Derivative terms: Fillet
3. Verb. Cut into filets. "Filet the fish"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Carve, Cut Up
Derivative terms: Fillet, Fillet
4. Noun. A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish.
Generic synonyms: Piece, Slice
Derivative terms: Fillet
5. Noun. Lace having a square mesh.
Definition of Filet
1. Noun. A narrow strip of ribbon, material or meat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Filet
1. to fillet [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: fillet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filet
Literary usage of Filet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book. Over Three by Carrie V. Shuman (1893)
"The filet is then to be prepared by the cook in this manner: Remove all skin and
fat; fold the thin end under and skewer in place; the upper side must ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... talk« of filet in the plural, or about "a file of four»." As there are two in
a " rank," there is a left file and a right file; mad men may mere in ..."
3. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"... Cyno- dff'ntu», Vin'culum Vani'num, (F.) filet ou Frein de la. verge, is a
membranous reflection which fixe« the prepuce to the lower part of the glans. ..."
4. Proceedings, International Conference on Plant Breeding and Hybridization by C. Raveret-Wattel (1904)
"Cet appareil consiste en un filet à mailles très fines, tendu sur deux cadres en
... Quand on veut peser une Truite vivante, on ouvre le filet, on y met le ..."