filbert

Definitions


[ˈfɪlbət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cultivated hazel tree that bears edible oval nuts

- a brush with bristles forming a flattened oval head, used in oil painting


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Origin:
Middle English fylberd, from Anglo-Norman French philbert, dialect French noix de filbert (so named because it is ripe about 20 August, the feast day of St Philibert)




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