filleted

Stripped of bones

Filleted describes something that has had its bones removed, typically fish or meat: filleted salmon, a filleted chicken breast.

The word also applies to things cut into boneless strips or prepared in the style of a fillet.

In architecture and design, filleted means having a narrow decorative band or ridge added: filleted molding.

butchery

boneless

Having no skeleton

trimmed · cleaned · portioned · butterflied · butchered · scaled · flesh · fishmonger · carcass · dressed

cutting

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

portioned · strip · precision · blade · sharp · skillful · technique · cut

fish

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

  • troutFreshwater game fish
  • halibutLarge edible flatfish
  • codCold-water food fish

sole · flounder · bass · tilapia · snapper · grouper · monkfish · catfish · perch · mahi-mahi

cooking

pan-fried

Cooked in shallow fat

breaded · sautéed · baked · broiled · seared · steamed · cutlet · steak · meunière · amandine

texture

flaky

Crumbly or unreliable

moist · firm · silky · light · soft · buttery

Categories
Opposites
fish/meat preparation state

filletedwhole

Full and undivided

bone-in · intact · unprocessed · undressed · ungutted

structural wholeness

filletedintact

Not damaged or altered

whole · uncut · undivided · complete · unsectioned

Phrases
Family

fillet, fillets, filleting

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G