¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fillisters
1. fillister [n] - See also: fillister
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fillisters
Literary usage of Fillisters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henley's Encyclopædia of Practical Engineering and Allied Trades: A by Joseph Gregory Horner (1907)
"fillisters are provided with slitting irons in advance of the actual ... An example
of the rebate cut by fillisters is seen in the upper part of the figure. ..."
2. The Results of Machinery, Namely, Cheap Production and Increased Employment by Charles Knight (1831)
"But when the more delicate operations of carpentry are required— when the workman
uses his planes, his rabbet-planes, his fillisters, ..."
3. Knowledge is Power by Charles Knight (1866)
"But when the more delicate operations of carpentry are required —when the workman
uses his planes, his rabbet-planes, his fillisters, his bevels, ..."
4. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1845)
"RIPPING SAw, § 46. RISERS, the vertical sides of the steps of stairs. RUB STONE, §
6. a SASH fillisters, § 21, 22. See Plate XII. Fig. 8. ..."
5. History of the Presbyterian Church, in the State of Illinois by Augustus Theodore Norton, David Williams Evans (1879)
"... ^fillisters. Nathan B. Derrow did not visit the church after its organization.
Robert A. Lapsley gave them some ministerial services. ..."
Other Resources:
