Definition of fillet | Collins English Dictionary

fillet (ˈfɪlɪt)

1. Also called fillet steaka strip of boneless meat, esp the undercut of a sirloin of beef
2. the boned side of a fish
3. the white meat of breast and wing of a chicken
a narrow strip of any material
a thin strip of ribbon, lace, etc, worn in the hair or around the neck
a narrow flat moulding, esp one between other mouldings
a narrow band between two adjacent flutings on the shaft of a column
fillet welda narrow strip of welded metal of approximately triangular cross-section used to join steel members at right angles
heraldry a horizontal division of a shield, one quarter of the depth of the chief
listellistthe top member of a cornice
anatomy a band of sensory nerve fibres in the brain connected to the thalamus lemniscus
1. a narrow decorative line, impressed on the cover of a book
2. a wheel tool used to impress such lines
another name for fairing¹

(tr)

to cut or prepare (meat or fish) as a fillet
to cut fillets from (meat or fish)
anatomy to surgically remove a bone from (part of the body) so that only soft tissue remains
to bind or decorate with or as if with a fillet

Also (for senses 1–3)

C14: from Old French filet , from fil thread, from Latin fīlum

British English: fillet A fillet of fish or meat is a piece that has no bones in it....chicken fillets.ˈfɪlɪt NOUN ...chicken fillets.
Spanish: filete nm
French: filet n
German: Filet nnt Filets
Chinese: 肉片 n
Arabic: شَرِيحَةٌ مِن اللَّحْمِ أَوْ السَّمَكِ بِدُونِ عَظْم n
Portuguese: filete nm
Russian: филе nnt
Croatian: file nnt
Czech: filé nnt
Danish: filet nutr
Dutch: filet nm
Finnish: filee n
Greek: φιλέτο nnt
Italian: filetto nm
Japanese: ヒレ肉 n
Korean: 살토막 n
Norwegian: filet nm
Polish: filet nm
Brazilian Portuguese: filé nm
European Spanish: filete nm
Swedish: filé nutr
Thai: ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระดูก n
Turkish: fileto n
Vietnamese: phi-lê n

British English: fillet When you fillet fish or meat, you prepare it by taking the bones out.ˈfɪlɪt VERB
Spanish: filetear v
French: découper en filets vt
German: filetieren v
Chinese: 切片 v
Arabic: يَنْزِعُ العِظَام vt
Portuguese: cortar em filete v
Russian: нарезать филе v
Croatian: narezati v
Czech: rozporcovat v porcovat
Danish: filetere v
Dutch: fileren v
Finnish: fileerata v
Greek: κόβω σε φιλέτο v
Italian: tagliare a fette v
Japanese: ･･･からヒレ肉を取る v
Korean: 토막으로 썰다 v
Norwegian: filetere v
Polish: sfiletować v filetować
Brazilian Portuguese: cortar em filé v
European Spanish: filetear v
Swedish: filea v
Thai: ตัดชิ้นเนื้อโดยไม่มีกระดูกคิด v
Turkish: fileto kesmek v
Vietnamese: lọc phi-lê v

Charlie knew that I knew that Yvette had got through, if not to the heart, then at least to the fillet steak.
Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Remove from the oven, cut the fillet crosswise into noisettes, each about three quarters of an inch thick.
Country Life (2004)
What a shock -- scotch fillet steak $30 a kilo, lamb chops $20 a kilo, flathead fillets $30 a kilo.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
After a drinks reception the delighted couple sat down together for a meal of smoked salmon followed by fillet of beef.
Sun, News of the World (2005)
The virtually fat-free red meat is not dissimilar to ostrich and tastes and looks like prime fillet.
Smith, Drew, Food Watch (1994)