filbert
Americannoun
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the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
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a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.
noun
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any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus , esp C. maxima , that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae
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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
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Bertha bit into a filbert, then raced into the kitchen, retching.
From Nature ● Aug. 28, 2018
A filbert bounced off its eye, but it seemed not to notice.
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
He wore broad coloured cuffs fastened with gold links, and his hands were like those of a dainty woman, with filbert nails; a gold bracelet adorned one of his wrists.
From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas
The roof of the shed was accessible by a filbert tree, the first of half a dozen that lined the garden on the side remote from the road.
From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
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