FILLISTER

Etymology

Noun

fillister (plural fillisters)

(architecture) A rabbet/rebate for holding a sash window

A plane for making a rabbet.

Anagrams

• frilliest

Source: Wiktionary


Fil"lis*ter, n.

1. The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty. Knight.

2. A plane for making a rabbet. Fillister screw had, a short cylindrical screw head, having a convex top.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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