fil·let (f l t)n. 1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband. 2. also fi·let (f -l , fl )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 (f -l, fl) To slice, bone, or make into fillets.[Middle English filet, from Old French, diminutive of fil, thread, from Latin f  lum; see gwh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc., worn in the hair or around the neck
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column
6. (Engineering / 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. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief
8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called listel list the top member of a cornice
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus Technical name lemniscus
10. (Communication Arts / 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. (Engineering / General Engineering) another name for fairing1
vb -lets, -leting, -leted (tr)
1. (Cookery) to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet
2. (Cookery) to cut fillets from (meat or fish)
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains
4. to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet Also (for senses 1-3) filet
[from Old French filet, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fillet - a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beefbeefsteak - 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 | |
| 3. | fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus 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 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs |
| 2. | fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish" 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" |
Translations
fillet
n
(for the hair) → (Haar)band nt
fillet [ˈfɪlɪt]
fillet [ˈfɪlɪt]
1. n → filetto
2. vt (meat) → disossare; (fish) → tagliare a filetti, sfilettare
filleted cod → filetti mpl di merluzzo
filleted cod → filetti mpl di merluzzo
fillet [ˈfɪlɪt]
1. n → filetto
n fillet [ˈfilit]
a piece of meat or fish without bones fillet of veal; cod fillet; (also adjective ) fillet steak. filetskyf شَريحَة لَحم بِدون عَظْم филе řízek fillet; -fillet das Filet, Filet-... φιλέτο filete 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 filet filet, mørbrad filet fatia file филе rezeň file file filé ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก fileto, biftek 魚/肉片 філе(й) بغیر ہڈی کے گوشت یا مچھلی کا پارچہ thịt, cá nạc; thịt thăn 鱼（肉）片
v – past tense, past participle ˈfilleted –
to remove the bones from (meat or fish). ontbeen يُخْرِج العَظْم من اللحْم обезкостявам vykostit fillere als Filet zubereiten 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 fileren filetere filetować fazer filetes/desossar? a dezosa отделять мясо от костей vykostiť razkostiti očistiti od kostiju filea ตัดชิ้นเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก fileto çıkarmak 去骨 готувати філе(й) گوشت سے ہڈیاں نکالنا róc xương và lạng 去骨
fillet → شريحة لحم مخلية من العظام, يُقََطِّع إلى شرائح filé, rozporcovat 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 нарезать филе, филе filé, filea ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก, ตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกคิด fileto, fileto kesmek lọc phi-lê, phi-lê 切片, 肉片
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