name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
filbert
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɪlbət/
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US: /ˈfɪlbɚt/
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CMU ARPABET: F IH1 L B ER0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The hazelnut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The hazel tree.
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noun
Meaning 4
A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.
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noun
Meaning 5
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hazelnut, cobnut, cob
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Broader terms: edible nut
noun
Meaning 6
small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cobnut, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut tree
History
Etymology
Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.