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fillet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fillet

1
 nv
a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
cut into filets
2
 n
a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
3
 n
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
4
 v
decorate with a lace of geometric designs
5
 n
a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fillet
1

n a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

Synonyms:
filet, fish filet, fish fillet
Type of:
piece, slice
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

n a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

Synonyms:
filet
Types:
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
Type of:
beefsteak
a beef steak usually cooked by broiling

v cut into filets

Synonyms:
filet
Type of:
carve, cut up
cut to pieces
2

n a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Synonyms:
taenia, tenia
Type of:
headband
a band worn around or over the head
3

n fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

Synonyms:
stopping
Type of:
fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
4

v decorate with a lace of geometric designs

Synonyms:
filet
Type of:
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
5

n a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Synonyms:
lemniscus
Type of:
afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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