Fillet

fil′et, n. a little string or band, esp. to tie round the head: meat or fish boned and rolled, roasted or baked: a piece of meat composed of muscle, esp. the fleshy part of the thigh: ( arch it. ) a small space or band used along with mouldings.— v.t. to bind or adorn with a fillet:— pr.p. fill′eting; pa.p. fill′eted. [Fr. filet , dim. of fil , from L. filum , a thread.]