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Plural of fillet

regular plural

The plural of fillet is fillets.

Forms of fillet

Singularfillet /ˈfɪl.ɪt/
Pluralfillets
Countablecountable

Fillets in a sentence

  • Fairer than gods and naked as the moon, The foamy fillets at their ankles strewn Less marble-white than they1911, George Sterling, The Swimmers
  • Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper and roll in the oatflakes.2012, Rae Walter in association with First Edition Translations Ltd, transl., Fish & Seafood: More Than 200 Basic Recipes and Variations…. From the entry oatflake
  • It serves seafood, but it's the porterhouse and eye fillets that jump off the plates here.2002, Paul Smitz, Tasmania, page 134. From the entry eye fillet
  • Skin the fish before cooking since the skin shrinks as it cooks and misshapens the fillets.1997, Kay Pastorius, Cruising Cuisine: Fresh Food From the Galley, Camden, Me.: International Marine, a division of The McGraw-Hill…. From the entry misshapen
  • Fish fillets can be garnished with a lemon-yogurt sauce for a fishwich.1986, Audrey Tittle Cross, Nutrition for the working woman, page 133. From the entry fishwich

Meaning of fillet

  1. noun A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
  2. noun A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
  3. noun A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.

Full definition of fillet

Questions about the plural of fillet

What is the plural of fillet?
The plural of fillet is fillets.
Is fillet countable?
Fillet is a countable noun.

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