filbert
Americannoun
-
the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
-
a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.
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
Etymology
Origin of filbert
1250–1300; Middle English, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day)
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A filbert bounced off its eye, but it seemed not to notice.
From Nature ● Aug. 28, 2018
Bertha bit into a filbert, then raced into the kitchen, retching.
From Nature ● Aug. 28, 2018
Some of us also called her Fil, as in filbert, which everyone knows is the least desirable nut.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2016
Greedy pig! alice is standing behind edward, considering his hair-parting apparently. alice. Crack me a filbert, please, Edward . .
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker
Its keen eye detects the ripening filbert in the garden or orchard before the hazels in the wood are beginning to turn brown, and it then despises less dainty food.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
