a fleshy boneless piece of meat cut from the hind loin or upper hind leg
a long slice of boneless fish
a thin narrow strip of material
a ribbon or narrow strip of material used esp as a headband
a narrow flat architectural moulding, esp the raised band between two flutes in a shaft
a plain line, or a narrow line of repeated ornaments, impressed on a book cover
a junction in which the interior angle is rounded off or partly filled in
a triangular piece that partly fills such an interior
[Middle English from early French filet net, fillet, dimin. of fil thread, from Latin filum]