fillet
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Synonyms: billet, filled, filler, filet, millet, rillet, fille, oillet, tillet, gillet, figlet
Antonyms: billet, filled, filler, filet, millet, rillet, fille, oillet, tillet, gillet, figlet
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} A [[headband]]; a [[ribbon]] or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for [[decoration]].
- A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
- {{lb|en|construction}} A heavy [[bead]] of [[waterproofing]] [[compound]] or [[sealant]] material generally installed at the point where [[vertical]] and [[horizontal]] surfaces meet.
- {{lb|en|engineering|drafting|CAD}} A [[rounded]] [[relief]] or [[cut]] at an [[edge]], especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- A [[strip]] or [[compact]] [[piece]] of [[meat]] or [[fish]] from which any [[bone]]s and skin and feathers have been [[remove]]d.
- {{senseid|en|premium meat}} {{lb|en|UK}} A premium cut of meat, especially [[beef]], taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called [[tenderloin]].
- {{lb|en|architectural element}} A thin featureless [[moulding]]/[[molding]] used as [[separation]] between broader decorative mouldings.
- {{lb|en|architecture}} The space between two [[fluting]]s in a [[shaft]].
- {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} An [[ordinary]] equal in breadth to one quarter of the [[chief]], to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
- The [[thread]] of a [[screw]].
- A colored or gilded border.
- The raised moulding around the [[muzzle]] of a [[gun]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[slice]], [[bone]] or make into fillets.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[apply]], [[create]], or [[specify]] a rounded or filled corner to.
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