filbert

[ fil-bert ]

/ ˈfɪl bərt /

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noun

the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.

a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.

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Origin of filbert

1250–1300; Middle English, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day)

Words nearby filbert

filariid, filasse, filate, Filatov flap, filature, filbert, filch, Filchner Ice Shelf, file, file band, file card

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How to use filbert in a sentence

Everything about Laura Filbert had its abnormal side, none the less obvious because it was inward and invisible.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
In the intervals between the exercises Miss Filbert came and went in the cabin of three young Salvationists of her own sex.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
The moment of fruition comes, and a filbert thumbnail spuds the hardened lozenge off the smooth glaze.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
Over the roots of the filbert, fig, and mulberry, crept the prolific melon.
Olive Leaves|Lydia Howard Sigourney

Beside him, and in strong contrast, sat a young man of the Filbert genus.
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren

British Dictionary definitions for filbert

filbert

/ (ˈfɪlbət) /

noun

any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus, esp C. maxima, that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae

Also called: hazelnut, cobnut the nut of any of these shrubs

Word Origin for filbert

C14: named after St Philbert, 7th-century Frankish abbot, because the nuts are ripe around his feast day, Aug 22

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