fillet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fĭ'lĭt, IPA: /ˈfɪlɪt/, SAMPA: /"fIlIt/

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  Rhymes: -ɪlɪt

[edit] Noun

fillet (plural fillets)

1. (also filet) A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones have been removed.
2. (architecture) A thin flat moulding/molding used as separation between larger mouldings.
3. (clothing) A flat piece of cloth used as a headband esp. with a wimple.
4. (construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
5. (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.

[edit] Antonyms

• (rounded outside edge): round

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[edit] Derived terms

• chicken fillet

[edit] Verb

to fillet (third-person singular simple present fillets, present participle filleting, simple past and past participle filleted)

1. (transitive) To slice, bone or make into fillets.
2. (transitive) To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

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• (make into fillets): bone, debone

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