fillet (n.)

  1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

    [ Syn: filet ]

  2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

    [ Syn: filet , fish fillet , fish filet ]

  3. a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

    [ Syn: lemniscus ]

  4. a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

    [ Syn: taenia , tenia ]

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

    [ Syn: stopping ]

    fillet (v.)

  1. decorate with a lace of geometric designs

    [ Syn: filet ]

  2. cut into filets; filet the fish

    [ Syn: filet ]

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