fillet: Meaning and Definition of

fil'let

1. a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, esp. the beef tenderloin.
2. a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
2. a narrow band of ribbon or the like worn around the head, usually as an ornament; headband.
3. any narrow strip, as wood or metal.
4. a strip of any material used for binding.
1. a decorative line impressed on a book cover, usually at the top and bottom of the back.
2. a rolling tool for impressing such lines.
1. Also calledlist.a narrow flat molding or area, raised or sunk between larger moldings or areas. See diag. undermolding.
2. a narrow portion of the surface of a column left between adjoining flutes.
7. lemniscus.
8. a raised rim or ridge, as a ring on the muzzle of a gun.
9. a concave strip forming a rounded interior angle in a foundry pattern.

1. to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet.
2. to cut fillets from.
2. to bind or adorn with or as if with a fillet.
3. to round off (an interior angle) with a fillet.