filet

[ fi-ley, fil-ey; French fee-le ]

/ fɪˈleɪ, ˈfɪl eɪ; French fiˈlɛ /

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noun, verb (used with object) plural fi·lets

[fi-leyz, fil-az; French fee-le], /fɪˈleɪz, ˈfɪl æz; French fiˈlɛ/,

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Words nearby filet

file footage, filename, Filene, file server, file sharing, filet, filet lace, filet mignon, file transfer protocol, filial, filial piety

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How to use filet in a sentence

In all of them you can have filet mignon or lobster, among a wide variety of choices.
Blogging my first overseas vacation since COVID|Peter Rosenstein|October 19, 2021|Washington Blade
Thousands of untraceable frozen filets were trucked off to restaurants and seafood markets.
Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean? (Ep. 467)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 24, 2021|Freakonomics
Line the center of a 12-inch-square piece of foil with lemon rings and add a salmon filet on top of the lemons.
How to Eat More (and Better) Meals Outside This Summer|Outside Editors|May 19, 2021|Outside Online
Wrap the foil around the filet into a packet and cook on the edge of the fire until the fish easily flakes apart with a fork.
How to Eat More (and Better) Meals Outside This Summer|Outside Editors|May 19, 2021|Outside Online

The filet lives up to at least part of the hype — this thing is pleasantly flaky.
Popeyes’ new fish sandwich is a muted sequel to the chicken sandwich blockbuster of 2019|Emily Heil|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
But the fast food chain quickly nixed the idea as the Filet-o-Fish gained popularity.
The 21 Worst Food Ideas Ever||September 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After all, if the insurer is paying all your grocery claims, why not load up on filet mignon instead of ground turkey?
Health and Human Services Secretary Doesn't Understand What Insurance Is|Megan McArdle|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The horse filet “tournedos style” wrapped in pork fat seemed more appealing, but maybe just a bit too much for lunch.
My Horsemeat Lunch|Christopher Dickey|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A day long (or multiday) sous vide cook can turn cheap cuts of meat as tender and tasty as filet.
A Declaration of Financial Independence|Megan McArdle|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Carefully place the egg yolk into the pocket that has been created in the filet and seal with a wooden skewer.
Fresh Picks|Markus Glocker|July 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At the age of five, the child may be given breast of roast fowl, and occasionally veal cutlet or filet of beef.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
Champagne is not the wine to serve with game; that belongs to the filet.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Remove the papers, add butter, salt, pepper and plenty of lemon juice—say the juice of two lemons for a whole filet.
Breakfasts and Teas|Paul Pierce
Stew the beef as before, and proceed as for Filet de buf la Beyrout (No. 419).
The Gastronomic Regenerator:|Alexis Soyer
Could you tap a bottle of Chablis, with a few dozen oysters, and a filet saute with mushrooms to follow it?
The Thirteen|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for filet

filet

/ (ˈfɪlɪt, ˈfɪleɪ, French filɛ) /

noun

a variant spelling of fillet (def. 1), fillet (def. 2), fillet (def. 3)

Word Origin for filet

C20: from French: net, from Old Provençal filat, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum

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