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Fillet

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A narrow band round the head for binding the hair, or simply for ornament. Aureʹlian was the first Roman emperor that wore a royal fillet or diadem in public. In the time of Constantine the fillet was adorned with precious stones.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Filioque Controversy (The)
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Fillet
Filomena
Filter
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Finance (French)
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