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to filet

to filet

9.7
To decorate cloth with a lace border made from a square net
  • verb
  • /fɪˈleɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : adornar con encaje de filet
  • The tablecloth was beautifully fileted with a geometric border.

Examples

  • The artisan fileted the curtain edges with delicate lace patterns.

  • She loves to filet her dresses with intricate lace.

  • She plans to filet the handkerchiefs using traditional embroidery techniques.

  • The designer fileted the fabric to create a unique pattern.

  • She plans to filet the handkerchiefs with a delicate lace design.

  • The designer fileted the fabric using intricate geometric patterns.

  • He loves to filet his artwork with detailed mesh embroidery.

Synonyms

to tat
vsto filet
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle

uses net-like geometric mesh patterns rather than knotting edges
to faggot
vsto filet
  • Specialized
9.9

To sew pieces of fabric together using a decorative open stitch

is the same meaning but spelled differently
to fagot
vsto filet
  • UK
9.9

To sew fabric pieces together with a decorative open stitch

is the same meaning but an alternative spelling

Compounds

filet mignon
12 7.7

A small, very tender steak cut from the thick end of beef tenderloin

fish filet
  • US
3 2.0

A slice of fish without bones cut lengthwise for cooking

filet de boeuf en croute
9.9

A piece of beef cooked rare, covered in mushroom paste and wrapped in pastry

How Decorative

to embroider
32 4.2
to filet
  • Specialized
9.7
to ornament
4 3.7

Surface Forms

filet infinitive
fileted past
fileted past participle
fileting present participle
filets third person singular

Etymology

Filet as a verb also comes from French filet ('net' or 'thread') and means to decorate cloth with a net-like pattern by sewing or knotting threads. That's why to filet a handkerchief is to give it a lace border.