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fillets

  • plural of fillet.
  • present tense form of fillet (3rd person singular).

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First devised in 1828 by English grocer John Osborn, Gentleman’s Relish is a punchy blend of mashed anchovy fillets, butter and a secret blend of spices and herbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

These cans contained fillets from four species collected over a 42-year span in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

The cost of almost all essentials has gone up in local supermarkets, from eggs and chicken fillets to seasonal vegetables, Alexander has noticed.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

I’ll stop at Gelson’s, and they’ve got two grass-fed fillets that are relatively reasonable.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

It was amazing to me to see how fast they worked—snap-snap-snap with a knife and there was the fish with its head slapped off and opened up into two white fillets.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier