arris fillet

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arris fillet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Arris \Ar"ris\, n. [OF. areste, F. ar[^e]te, fr. L. arista the
     top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.)
     The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces
     meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied
     particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised
     edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. --P.
     Cyc.
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     Arris fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the
        slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off
        the rain. --Gwilt.
  
     Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a
        building. --Gwilt.
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  Fillet \Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread,
     fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See
     Fille a row.]
     1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the
        hair of the head.
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              A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope.
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     2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a
        long strip rolled together and tied.
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     Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also
           called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the
           fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice
           of flat fish without bone. "Fillet of a fenny snake."
           --Shak.
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     3. A thin strip or ribbon; esp.:
        (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched.
        (b) A strip of card clothing.
        (c) A thin projecting band or strip.
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     4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re["e]ntrant angle where
        two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner.
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     5. (Arch.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding
        separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space
        between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of Base,
        and Column.
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     6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the
        chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in
        position.
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     7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw.
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     8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.
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     9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.
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     10. Any scantling smaller than a batten.
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     11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to
         certain bands of white matter in the brain.
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     12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where
         the hinder part of the saddle rests.
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     Arris fillet. See under Arris.
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