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fillister

Or ھ··ٱ

[fil-uh-ster]

noun

Carpentry.
  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.



fillister

/ ˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: fillister plane.an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc

  2. Also called: sash fillister.a rabbet or groove, esp one in a window sash bar for a pane of glass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fillister1

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fillister1

C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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

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The difference between a Fillister head of a machine screw and the same form of head in a cap screw is that the former is upset cold, and the latter is either forged or cut out of the solid metal.

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

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Rebating planes are the moving fillister, the sash fillister, the common rebating plane, the side rebating plane.

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For "filister" read "fillister"; according to more or less contemporary dictionaries, it is a misspelling.

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