fillet

n.

1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā', fĭl'ā')
   1. A strip or compact piece of boneless meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
   2. A boneless strip of meat rolled and tied, as for roasting.
3. Architecture.
   1. A thin flat molding used as separation between or ornamentation for larger moldings.
   2. 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., -let·ed, -let·ing, -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.

[Middle English filet, from Old French, diminutive of fil, thread, from Latin fīlum.]

1. The lean, tender strip of meat beneath an animal's ribs, especially beef. Now also used to mean a lean cut of veal, lamb, or pork from the top of the hind leg.

2. To remove the bones from fish. Filet mignon (French ‘dainty fillet’) is a small, round cut of beef from the centre of the fillet, similar to tournedos.

n. [fih-LAY; FILL-iht] A boneless piece of meat or fish. Filet is the French spelling. fillet v. To cut the bones from a piece of meat or fish, thereby creating a meat or fish fillet.

noun

A long narrow piece, as of material: band¹, bandeau, strip², stripe. See matter.

1. A molding consisting of a narrow flat band, often square in section; the term is loosely applied to almost any rectangular molding; usually used in conjunction with or to separate other moldings or ornaments, as the stria between the flutes of columns. Also see band, lattice molding, fret, reglet, annulet, supercilium, taenia, cincture, cimbia, fascia, and platband; a listel, or tringle.
2. A carved ornament representing a flowing band or ribbon.
3. In stair construction, a thin narrow strip of wood which fits into the groove of the stair shoe or subrail between balusters.
4. A cant strip.
5. A concave junction where two surfaces meet.

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A flat and narrow moulding on the surface of a wall or between the flutes of an Ionic or Corinthian column.

1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction.
2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers.
3. the psoas major and iliacus muscles.

• f. technique — a surgical procedure for subtotal prostatectomy in which the prostatic urethra is preserved and postsurgical complications from urinary incontinence are minimized.

IN BRIEF: A lean piece of fish or meat without bones.

The salmon fillet looked fresh and delicious.

Tutor's tip: A "fillet" is a lacy headband while a "filet" is a thin steak or strip of boneless meat or fish. A "filly" is a young female horse and "file" is a sassafras powder used in New Orleans-style cooking.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bånd, træliste, filet, runding
v. tr. - udsmykke med bånd, afrunde, filetere

Nederlands (Dutch)
fileren, versieren met een band, haar opbinden, filet, (haar)band, lijst, dwarsbalk, verband

Français (French)
n. - filet
v. tr. - désosser, ôter les arêtes

Deutsch (German)
v. - filetieren
n. - Filet, Leiste, Haarband

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χωρίζω σε φιλέτα
n. - κορδέλα, κορδόνι, φιλέτο, (αρχιτ.) ταινία

Italiano (Italian)
disossare, raccordare, filetto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enfaixar, adornar de filetes, preparar (limpar) carne ou peixe para filé
n. - filé (m) (comida), filete, faixa

Русский (Russian)
филе, отделять мясо от костей, повязывать лентой

Español (Spanish)
n. - filete, faja, cinta, venda
v. tr. - cortar en filetes, quitar las espinas, filetear, vendar, fajar, atar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - filea, sätta upp håret, förse med list
n. - filé (kok.), hårband, bandage, kant mellan kolonnräfflor (byggn.), sträng (herald.), upphöjd kant på en yta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
里脊肉, 带子, 鱼片, 头带, 束发带, 用带缚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 里脊肉, 帶子, 魚片, 頭帶, 束發帶
v. tr. - 用帶縛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 헤어밴드, 머리끈, 윤곽선, 필레고기
v. tr. - 머리를 묶다, 윤곽선을 그리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - リボン, ヒレ肉, 切り身
v. - リボンで束ねる, 切り身にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعصب , يقطع إلى شرائح (الاسم) شريحه من لحم البقر , عصابه الرأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פילה (בשר או דג), סרט-שיער‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא העצמות, גירם‬

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