filbert — fil bert, n. [Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or perh. named from a St.Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in the nutting season.] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Corylus Avellana} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Filbert — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Filbert (Pennsylvania) Filbert (South Carolina) Filbert (West Virginia) Person: Alfred Filbert (1905–1990), deutscher SS Obersturmbannführer Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Filbert — can mean the following:* Corylus maxima , a species of hazel nut *Filbert, West Virginia *a type of artists paintbrush with an elongated flat bristle with a rounded or circular tip *Filburt, a character of the TV show Rocko s Modern Life *Slang:… … Wikipedia
filbert — ► NOUN ▪ a cultivated oval hazelnut. ORIGIN from French noix de filbert (so named because it is ripe about 20 August, the feast day of St Philibert) … English terms dictionary
filbert — [fil′bərt] n. [ME filberde, philliberd, prob. via NormFr ( noix de) filbert, (nut of) Philibert, after St. Philibert, whose feast came in the nutting season] 1. the edible nut of a hazel, esp. of a cultivated European tree (Corylus avellana or C … English World dictionary
filbert — /fil beuhrt/, n. 1. the thick shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, esp. of Corylus avellana, of Europe. 2. a tree or shrub bearing such nuts. [1250 1300; ME, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St.… … Universalium
filbert — [14] Hazelnuts begin to ripen around the end of August, and so in medieval times they were named after Saint Philibert, a 7th century Frankish abbot whose feast day falls on the 22nd of that month. Thus in Anglo Norman they were *noix de… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
filbert — noun 1》 a cultivated oval hazelnut. 2》 the tree that bears filberts. [Corylus maxima and other species.] 3》 (also filbert brush) a brush with bristles forming a flattened oval head, used in oil painting. Origin ME fylberd, from Anglo Norman Fr.… … English new terms dictionary
filbert — paprastasis lazdynas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lazdyninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Corylus avellana), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Iš jo lapų gaunamas eterinis aliejus. Paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
filbert — [14] Hazelnuts begin to ripen around the end of August, and so in medieval times they were named after Saint Philibert, a 7th century Frankish abbot whose feast day falls on the 22nd of that month. Thus in Anglo Norman they were *noix de… … Word origins
