filet

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US/ˈfɪleɪ/US/fɪˈleɪ/UK/ˈfɪlɪt/

A form of fillet — A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.

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Meanings

nounfilet (plural filets)

plural filets

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of fillet.
verbfilet (third-person singular simple present filets, present participle fileting, simple past and past participle fileted)

present singular third person filets · participle present fileting · participle past fileted · past fileted

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of fillet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

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fillet
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beefsteak

nouna longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

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filletfish filletfish filet
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pieceslice

nounlace having a square mesh

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fillet
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lace

verbdecorate with a lace of geometric designs

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fillet
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decorateadorngrace

verbcut into filets

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fillet
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carvecut up
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fillet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with filet

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

filet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet

MLA

“filet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet.

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