Definitions for fillister

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fillister fil·lis·ter

Spelling: [fil-uh-ster]

IPA: /ˈfɪl ə stər/

Fillister is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 315 anagrams from letters in fillister (efiillrst).

Definitions for fillister

noun

1. a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
2. Also called fillister plane. a plane for cutting rabbets or grooves.

Origin of fillister

First recorded in 1810-20; origin uncertain

Examples for fillister

The forms of the heads are as in Fig. 387, a being termed a fillister, b a countersink, and c a round head.

fillister, fil′is-ter, n. a rabbeting plane used in making window-sashes.

For rabbeting and fillister work the upper holes q are used, while using ploughs the lower ones are brought into requisition.