back fillet

noun

: the edge or fillet by which a slightly projecting part (such as a quoin or architrave) returns to the face of the wall

back-filleted

ˈ⸗¦⸗⸗⸗

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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