noun
fillet
A narrow strip serving as a band or border.
A narrow gold fillet forms a border inside the frame.
Etymology
The French ancestor denotes a small thread or strip. The English word retains that narrow shape in bands, borders, and similar strips of material.
More examples
- The cabinet doors have a thin wooden fillet around each panel.
- A silk fillet holds her hair in place.
- Two flat fillets separate the wider sections of molding.
Forms
fillet · fillets