What's the difference between fillet and quadra?

Fillet


Definition:

  • (n.) A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head.
  • (n.) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied.
  • (n.) A thin strip or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting band or strip.
  • (n.) A concave filling in of a reentrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner.
  • (n.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of Base, and Column.
  • (n.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
  • (n.) The thread of a screw.
  • (n.) A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.
  • (n.) The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.
  • (n.) Any scantling smaller than a batten.
  • (n.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
  • (n.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
  • (v. t.) To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We tested 1,145 isolates from fresh and spoiling irradiated (0.0, 0.3, and 0.6 Mrad) yellow perch fillets for proteolytic activity, by the use of both media.
  • (2) The only vitamin D analogue found in fish oils, livers and fillets, was cholecalciferol (D3).
  • (3) Meticulous handling of the graft (using a Goeller trephine and Tenon's traction sutures), filleting Tenon's capsule and avoiding cautery of the graft bed may minimize graft necrosis and atrophy.
  • (4) I choose the halibut fillet with scallops, dauphinoise potatoes, veg melange and pesto tapenade.
  • (5) There were only found 6 cases of occupational dermatitis among fillet workers; 3 reacted to fish and 3 had irritant contact dermatitis.
  • (6) It is concluded that the shelf life of iced whole cod can be predicted using this model but not that of vacuum-packed fillets because of the greater variability of bacterial activity in packaged fish.
  • (7) The flour consisted in a 1.00:1.15 dry mixture of by-products from shark filleting (dt) and shrimp by products (cc).
  • (8) Equal portions of codfish- and perch fillets were tested.
  • (9) 800g veal shoulder, cut into 4cm dice 1 tbsp plain flour Salt and black pepper 30g unsalted butter 60ml olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 200ml dry white wine 8 large sage leaves Shaved skin of 1 lemon, plus 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 550g head puntarelle (or 2 heads white chicory, cut widthways into 3cm-long segments) 1 small celeriac, peeled and chopped into 2cm dice (500g net weight) 200g pancetta, cut into 1cm dice 20g capers For the salad 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 1 anchovy fillet, finely chopped 2 tsp red-wine vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil 1 white chicory, cut in half lengthways and then into long, 0.5cm thick wedges (or the rest of the puntarelle, if using) 80g rocket Toss the veal in flour seasoned with a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper, until evenly coated, then tap off any excess.
  • (10) Press the fillets first into the mustard and paprika, then into the crumbs.
  • (11) Place the turbot fillets on top and pour the white wine and fish stock on to the fillets.
  • (12) The initial population of this organism on fillets of high bacterial quality is uniformly below 4% and most frequently no greater than 1%.
  • (13) The remaining fillets failed to provoke such symptoms, even though 17 of them were tested by volunteers proven to be susceptible to scombro-intoxication.
  • (14) Photograph: John Carey At this stage, if you're filleting sea bass or gurnard, you'll encounter a small difficulty: the rib cage (at the head end of the fillet) bulges out a bit.
  • (15) The use of a digital fillet flap from an unsalvageable ring finger allowed for a one-stage procedure avoiding donor site morbidity or need for additional reconstructive surgery.
  • (16) Three convenience products--frozen, precooked chicken apple fritters, chicken breast fillets, and chicken patties--provided by one processor were subjectively evaluated by two taste panels of older adults, ranging in age from the sixties to middle eighties.
  • (17) An extract containing "unavailable" small peptides was isolated from an enzymic digest of heat-damaged cod fillet and examined for its influence on uptake of leucine in the rat small intestine, using the everted-sac technique.
  • (18) When the atrial septal flap is deficient at the site of an atrial septal defect, the flap is filleted to enlarge it using living tissue.
  • (19) It is less tender than fillet but much less expensive and often overlooked by those in search of a piece of steak to grill.
  • (20) But it doesn't stop there – shoppers are also stocking up on frozen salmon or cod fillets, ready-made frozen curries, chocolate-chip cookies and porridge oats.

Quadra


Definition:

  • (n.) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
  • (n.) A fillet, or listel.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Specific individual risk profiles during coronary artery surgery were evaluated by a multicentre retrospective analysis of 8363 patients (QuaDRA-study) documenting a significantly higher perioperative letality and incidence of postoperative complications (low output syndrome, infection, renal dysfunction, psychosyndrome) in the elderly (greater than 65 years).
  • (2) A method for initiating quality assurance in cardiac surgery was developed multicentrically by a commission of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (QUADRA Study).

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