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filleting

American

[fil-i-ting] / ˈfɪl ɪ tɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

material, as mortar, used as a substitute for flashing.

Etymology

Origin of filleting

First recorded in 1590–1600; fillet + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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At first, the farewell - and then the filleting.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Remove any remaining white pith from each piece with a sharp knife and a filleting motion.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022

But those were mostly the function of an offense unable to hit shots, not a filleting of one of the NBA’s top defenses, as Adebayo had done.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021

In the women’s draw it is being generated by a mix of old and young aspirants after the filleting of the top 10 which left only seventh seed Karolina Pliskova upright after six days.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2018

By the time four bells struck, Sefia was exhausted, but she could wield her Vision with the precision of a filleting knife.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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