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fillister
[fil-uh-ster]
noun
a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.
Also called fillister plane.a plane for cutting rabbets or grooves.
fillister
/ ˈɪɪə /
noun
Also called: fillister plane.an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc
Also called: sash fillister.a rabbet or groove, esp one in a window sash bar for a pane of glass
Word History and Origins
Origin of fillister1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fillister1
Example Sentences
For rabbeting and fillister work the upper holes q are used, while using ploughs the lower ones are brought into requisition.
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.
Fillister, fil′is-ter, n. a rabbeting plane used in making window-sashes.
Rebating planes are the moving fillister, the sash fillister, the common rebating plane, the side rebating plane.
For "filister" read "fillister"; according to more or less contemporary dictionaries, it is a misspelling.
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