[ˈfɪlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal
(e.g: a chicken breast fillet)

- a band or ribbon worn round the head, especially for binding the hair

- a roughly triangular strip of material which rounds off an interior angle between two surfaces

- (in bookbinding) a plain line impressed on the cover of a book


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’

[ˈfɪlɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- remove the bones from (a fish)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a band worn round the head): from Old French filet ‘thread’, based on Latin filum ‘thread’