fillet vs truss

fillet

noun
  • The thread of a screw. 

  • Any scantling smaller than a batten. 

  • The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. 

  • A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet. 

  • A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed. 

  • A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin. 

  • A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings. 

  • A colored or gilded border. 

  • The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun. 

  • A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses. 

  • A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. 

  • An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 

  • The space between two flutings in a shaft. 

  • A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 

verb
  • To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to. 

  • To slice, bone or make into fillets. 

truss

noun
  • The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast. 

  • A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place. 

  • A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants. 

  • A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction. 

  • A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge. 

  • A triangular bracket. 

  • Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. 

  • An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load. 

verb
  • To secure or bind with ropes. 

  • To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. 

  • To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces. 

  • To tie up a bird before cooking it. 

  • To support. 

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