fillet

fil·let

 (fĭl′ĭt)

n.

1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.

2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā′, fĭl′ā′)

a. A strip or compact piece of boneless meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.

b. A boneless strip of meat rolled and tied, as for roasting.

3. Architecture

a. A thin flat molding used as separation between or ornamentation for larger moldings.

b. A ridge between the indentations of a fluted column.

4. A narrow decorative line impressed onto the cover of a book.

5. Heraldry A narrow horizontal band placed in the lower fourth area of the chief.

6. Anatomy A loop-shaped band of fibers, such as the lemniscus.

tr.v. fil·let·ed, fil·let·ing, fil·lets

1. To bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet.

2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā′, fĭl′ā′) To slice, bone, or make into fillets.

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[Middle English filet, from Old French, diminutive of fil, thread, from Latin fīlum; see g^whī- in Indo-European roots.]

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fillet

(ˈfɪlɪt)

n

1. (Cookery)

a. Also called: fillet steak a strip of boneless meat, esp the undercut of a sirloin of beef

b. the boned side of a fish

c. the white meat of breast and wing of a chicken

2. a narrow strip of any material

3. (Textiles) a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc, worn in the hair or around the neck

4. (Architecture) a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings

5. (Architecture) a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column

6. (Civil Engineering) Also called: fillet weld a narrow strip of welded metal of approximately triangular cross-section used to join steel members at right angles

7. (Heraldry) heraldry a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief

8. (Architecture) Also called: listel or list the top member of a cornice

9. (Anatomy) anatomy a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus. Technical name: lemniscus

10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

a. a narrow decorative line, impressed on the cover of a book

b. a wheel tool used to impress such lines

11. (General Engineering) another name for fairing

vb (tr) , -lets, -leting or -leted

12. (Cookery) to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet

13. (Cookery) to cut fillets from (meat or fish)

14. (Anatomy) anatomy to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains

15. to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet

Also (for senses 1–3): filet

[C14: from Old French filet, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum]

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fil•let

(ˈfɪl ɪt; usually fɪˈleɪ for 1, 10 )

n., v. fil•let•ed (ˈfɪl ɪ tɪd) or, for 1,10, fil•leted (fɪˈleɪd) fil•let•ing. n.

1. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, as the beef tenderloin.

2. an ornamental ribbon for the head; headband.

3. any narrow strip, as of wood, metal, or fabric.

4. a decorative line impressed on a book cover.

5.

a. a narrow flat molding raised or sunk between larger moldings.

b. the narrow flat raised strip between two flutes of a column.

6. lemniscus.

v.t.

7. to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet.

8. to bind or adorn with or as if with a fillet.

[1300–50; Middle English filet < Anglo-French, Middle French, derivative of fil thread]

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fillet

Past participle: filleted
Gerund: filleting

Imperative

fillet

fillet

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fillet

To remove the bones and fat from meat, poultry or fish.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fillet - a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef filet beefsteak - a beef steak usually cooked by broiling beef tenderloin - beef loin muscle Chateaubriand - a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin tournedos - thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin filet mignon - small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin
	2.	fillet - a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish fish filet, fish fillet, filet slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
	3.	fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus lemniscus afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
	4.	fillet - a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband taenia, tenia headband - a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband"
	5.	fillet - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members stopping fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Verb	1.	fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs filet adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	2.	fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish" filet cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cut up, carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"

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fillet

noun

A long narrow piece, as of material:

band, bandeau, strip, stripe.

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Translations

شَريحَة لَحم بِدون عَظْميُخْرِج العَظْم من اللحْميَنْزِعُ العِظَام

vykostitfiléřízek

=-filletfiletfileterefillerefillet

FiletfiletierenLeiste

κόβω σε φιλέτοφιλέτο

filetefiletear

fileeratapyöristääfilee

filetdécouper en filetsdésosser

filenarezati

filéz

flak; lundirflaka; úrbeina

filettospinaretagliare a fette

･･･からヒレ肉を取るヒレ肉

살토막토막으로 썰다

filė

filejafilejas-

filerenfilet

filetfileteremørbrad

filetsfiletować

cortar em filécortar em filetefiléfilete

филеготовить филе

vykostiť

filéfilea

ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูกตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกติด

filetofileto çıkarmakfileto kesmekbiftek

lóc phi-lêphi-lê

切片去骨肉片鱼片或肉片

fillet

[ˈfɪlɪt]

A. N [of meat, fish] → filete m

B. VT [+ meat, fish] → cortar en filetes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fillet

[ˈfɪlɪt]

n → filet m

vt → préparer en filetsfillet steak n

(= joint) → filet m de bœuf

(on menu) → bifteck m dans le filet
I had a fillet steak → J'ai mangé un bifteck dans le filet.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fillet

n

(Cook, of beef, fish) → Filet nt; fillet of beef/lamb → Rinder-/Lammfilet nt

(for the hair) → (Haar)band nt

vt (Cook) → filetieren; filleted sole → Seezungenfilet nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fillet

[ˈfɪlɪt]

1. n → filetto

2. vt (meat) → disossare; (fish) → tagliare a filetti, sfilettare
filleted cod → filetti mpl di merluzzo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fillet

(ˈfilit) noun

a piece of meat or fish without bones. fillet of veal; cod fillet; (also adjective) fillet steak. filetskyf شَريحَة لَحم بِدون عَظْم филе filé řízek das Filet, Filet-... fillet; -fillet φιλέτοfilete filee فیله filee filet בְּשַׂר פִילֶה, דַג פִילֶה हड्डी के बगैर मांस का टुकड़ा odrezak, file (riblji) szelet daging tanpa tulang (fisk)flak; lundir filetto ヒレ肉 (생선, 고기의) 뼈없는 살토막 filė fileja; filejas- filet filetfilet, mørbradfilet ترانګه fatia file филе rezeň file file filé ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อทีไม่มกะดูก fileto, biftek 魚/肉片 філе(й) بغیر ہڈی کے گوشت یا مچھلی کا پارچہ thịt, cá nạc; thịt thăn 鱼片或肉片

verb – past tense, past participle ˈfilleted –

to remove the bones from (meat or fish). ontbeen يُخْرِج العَظْم من اللحْم обезкостявам desossar vykostit als Filet zubereiten fillere κόβω σε φιλέτα cortar en filetes; quitar la raspa fileerima استخوان گوشت را درآوردن fileoida désosser, découper en filets לַחֲתוֹך לִפילֶה टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके कतले में परिवर्तित करना filetirati (ribu), ocistiti meso od kostiju filéz membuang tulang flaka; úrbeina disossare 切り身にする (생선, 고기의) 뼈를 제거하다 išimti kaulus pagatavot fileju menulangi filerenfiletere filetować دغوښي هډوكي ښكل fazer filetes/desossar? a dez­o­sa отделять мясо от костей vykostiť razkostiti očistiti od kostiju filea เลาะกระดูกออก fileto çıkarmak 去骨 готувати філе(й) گوشت سے ہڈیاں نکالنا róc xương và lạng 去骨

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fillet

→ شَرِيحَةٌ مِن اللَّحْمِ أَوْ السَّمَكِ بِدُونِ عَظْم, يَنْزِعُ العِظَام filé, vykostit filet, filetere Filet, filetieren κόβω σε φιλέτο, φιλέτο filete, filetear filee, fileerata découper en filets, filet file, narezati filetto, tagliare a fette ･･･からヒレ肉を取る, ヒレ肉 살토막, 토막으로 썰다 fileren, filet filet, filetere filet, sfiletować cortar em filé, cortar em filete, filé, filete готовить филе, филе filé, filea ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก, ตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกติด fileto, fileto kesmek lóc phi-lê, phi-lê 切片, 肉片

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