| Main Entry: | fillet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastener |
Synonyms: |
band, bandeau, chaplet, crown, fish, garland, headband, listel, meat, molding, ribbon, ridge, slice, snood, strip, tape, wreath |
| Notes: | a boned piece of meat is a filet (preferred in U.S.) or fillet, a thin slice of meat is an escalope, and a thick slice is a steak; a fillet/filet is a narrow band (from Latin filum 'thread') - as in a band of nerve or muscle fiber |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| Main Entry: | strip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thin piece of material |
Synonyms: |
band, banding, bar, belt, billet, bit, fillet, ingot, layer, ribbon, rod, section, segment, shred, slab, slip, stick, stripe, swathe, tape, tongue |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | stripe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | line, strip |
Synonyms: |
band, banding, bar, border, decoration, division, fillet, layer, ribbon, rule, streak, striation, stroke |
| Main Entry: | chaplet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wreath |
Synonyms: |
band, bead, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, fillet, garland, necklace, ornament, rosary |
| Notes: | a long string of beads for prayer is a rosary; a short string is a chaplet |
| Main Entry: | diadem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crown |
Synonyms: |
anadem, coronet, dignity, fillet, halo, headband, tiara |
| Main Entry: | ribbon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narrow strip of material |
Synonyms: |
award, band, bandeau, banderole, binding, bow, braid, cordon, corse, decoration, fillet, prize, streamer, strip, stripe, tape, trimming |