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fil·bert \ˈfilbə(r)t, usu -)d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English filberd, filbert, from Anglo-French philber, after St. Philibert died 684 Frankish abbot whose feast day (Aug. 20) falls in the nutting season 1. a. : either of two European hazels (Corylus avellana pontica and C. maxima) b. : the thick-shelled and sweet-flavored nut produced by the filberts and for which they are frequently cultivated c. : hazelnut 2. or filbert brown : hazel 4 3. slang : a person who presumes to be an expert analyst < a football filbert > |