Meaning

3 senses

  1. The hazelnut.

  2. The hazel tree.

  3. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

More definitions
  • nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
  • small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

Origin

Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman no

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.

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Forms

plural: filberts

Synonyms

5 synonyms
nut:hazelnut
Close in meaning
  • nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus:hazelnutcobnutcob
  • small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe:cobnutCorylus avellanaCorylus avellana grandis

Word family

1 related words
Derivedfilbert gall

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
figureA2figurinefilamentfilchfileA1

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