Part 4304

<cs><col>Arris fillet</col>. <cd>See under <er>Arris</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fillet</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"let</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Filleted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Filleting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.</def>

<h1>Filleting</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"let*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where <i>flashing</i> is employed in better work.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The material of which fillets are made; also, fillets, collectively.</def>

<h1>Fillibeg</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"li*beg</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kilt. See <er>Filibeg</er>.</def>

<h1>Fillibuster</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"li*bus`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Filibuster</er>.</def>

<h1>Filling</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fill"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; <as>as, <ex>filling</ex> for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The woof in woven fabrics.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Brewing)</fld> <def>Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.</def>

<cs><col>Back filling</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Back</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd></cs>

<h1>Fillip</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"lip</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Filliped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Filliping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[For <ets>filp</ets>, <ets>flip</ets>. Cf. <er>Flippant</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.</def> "You <i>filip</i> me o' the head."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To snap; to project quickly.</def>

<blockquote>The use of the elastic switch to <b>fillip</b> small missiles with. <i>Tylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fillip</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"lip</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Something serving to rouse or excite.</def>

<blockquote>I take a glass of grog for a <b>filip</b>. <i>Dickens.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fillipeen</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"li*peen`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Philopena</er>.</def>

<h1>Fillister</h1> <Xpage=559>

<hw>Fil"lis*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty.</def>