Obs. [f. as prec. + -ED2.] Having fillets (see FILLET sb. 5 d); only in comb., as broad-, full-, narrow-filleted.
1607. Markham, Cavelarice, VI. 3. Your running Horse be somewhat long and loosely made, that is to say somewhat long filletted betweene the huckell bones, and the short ribbs.
1657. R. Ligon, Barbadoes (1673), 51. The men, they are well timber’d, that is, broad between the shoulders, full breasted, well filletted, and clean leg’d.
1737. H. Bracken, Farriery Impr. (1757), II. 27. The Muscles are larger than in the strait or narrow-filletted Horse. Ibid., 124. The muscular Flesh full upon the Loins or Fillets, which is what we call Broad-filletted.
