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Definition of fillet verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fillet

verb
 
/ˈfɪlɪt/
 
/fɪˈleɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fillet
 
/ˈfɪlɪt/
 
/fɪˈleɪ/
he / she / it fillets
 
/ˈfɪlɪts/
 
/fɪˈleɪz/
past simple filleted
 
/ˈfɪlɪtɪd/
 
/fɪˈleɪd/
past participle filleted
 
/ˈfɪlɪtɪd/
 
/fɪˈleɪd/
-ing form filleting
 
/ˈfɪlɪtɪŋ/
 
/fɪˈleɪɪŋ/
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  1. fillet something to remove the bones from a piece of fish or meat; to cut fish or meat into fillets
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’.
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