n. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or Corylus maxima, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.
n. The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cultivated variety of the common hazelnut, Corylus Avellana. The Turkey filbert is the fruit of C. Colurna. See Corylus.
n. The shrub which bears the nut. Also called filbert-tree.
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n. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
n. small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
Word Usage
"Another brush that has recently come into fashion is called a filbert shape (Class D) by the makers."