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In the manner of an expletive.

Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous; as, an expletory word. Bp. Burnet.

Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.

e ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; -- used to line an eyelet hole. Eyelet hole, a hole made for an eyelet. -- Eyelet punch, a machine for punching eyelet holes and fastening eyelets, as in paper or cloth. -- Eyelet ring. See Eyelet, 2.

A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes; a stiletto.

A handkerchief. [R.] percival.

A buckle or clasp. [Obs.] Donne.

A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed.

le band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head. A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. Pope.

The material of which fillets are made; also, fillets, collectively.

A little fin; one of the parts of a divided fin.

softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder. Flageolet tones (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments.

A small flame. The flamelets gleamed and flickered. Longfellow.

Skimmed. [Obs.]

To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton. [Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.

One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. [Obs.] Mortimer.

To float; to swim. [Obs.] "Whether I sink or flete." Chaucer.

Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount.

See Forlet. [Obs.] Holland.

To give up; to leave; to abandon. [Obs.] "To forlet sin." Chaucer.