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What is the noun for fillet?

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fillet
  1. (now rare) A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
  2. A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
  3. (construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
  4. (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.
  5. A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
  6. (architecture) A thin flat moulding/molding used as separation between larger mouldings.
  7. (architecture) The space between two flutings in a shaft.
  8. (heraldry) An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
  9. The thread of a screw.
  10. A border of broad or narrow lines of colour or gilt.
  11. The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
  12. (woodworking) Any scantling smaller than a batten.
  13. (anatomy) A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
  14. The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
  15. Synonyms:
  16. Examples:
    1. “When I asked a butcher how to make a fillet from a pork breast, he said his fortune would be made if he knew the answer to that question.”
filleting
  1. (architecture) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar or cement, where flashing is employed in better work.
  2. The material of which fillets are made.
  3. Fillets collectively.
filet
  1. Alternative form of fillet
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When I asked a butcher how to make a filet from a pork breast, he said his fortune would be made if he knew the answer to that question.”
      “The menu for yesterday's flight included caviar, foie gras in puff pastry, lobster and beef filet.”
      “Similar looks can be achieved by using filet or foam-board spacers between matboards.”
filleter
  1. One who fillets.
filletings
  1. plural of filleting
filleters
  1. plural of filleter
fillets
filets
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