hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob
(noun) nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
cobnut, filbert, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis
(noun) small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Filbert (plural Filberts)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Filbert is the 26126th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 937 individuals. Filbert is most common among White (94.02%) individuals.
• beflirt
filbert (plural filberts)
The hazelnut.
The hazel tree.
A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.
• (nut): hazelnut
• (tree): hazelnut
• cobnut (usually the common hazel (Corylus avellana) which grows in the UK and Europe)
• beflirt
Source: Wiktionary
Fil"bert, n. Etym: [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.] (Bot.)
Definition: The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.
Note: In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts, especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees. The American hazelnuts are of two other species. Filbert gall (Zoöl.), a gall resembling a filbert in form, growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the larva of a gallfly (Cecidomyia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
