adjective
- having a fillet or fillets; trimmed or decorated with a fillet
verb
- past tense and past participle of filet; to remove the bones from (fish or meat) to create a boneless cut
- to bind or trim with a fillet or narrow band
Usage: also spelled 'filleted'
Usage: less common
Examples
- The chef fileted the salmon with a sharp knife.
- We ordered fileted fish for dinner.
- She fileted the chicken breast before cooking it.
- The fileted cod was served with lemon and herbs.
- He carefully fileted around the bones to minimize waste.