Definition of Fillet

Noun: fillet  fi'ley or fil-lut [N. Amer], fil-lit [Brit]

1. A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
   - filet
    
2. A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
   - filet, fish fillet, fish filet
    
3. A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
   - lemniscus
    
4. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
   - taenia, tenia [US]
    
5. Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
   - stopping

Verb: fillet  fi'ley or fil-lut [N. Amer], fil-lit [Brit]

1. Decorate with a lace of geometric designs
   - filet
    
2. (cooking) cut into filets
   "fillet the fish";
   - filet

See also:
filles
filleted

Anagrams containing the word fillet

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