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An agal is a fillet of two or three cords used to fasten a keffiyeh on the head.
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A bandeau is a narrow band or fillet often forming a part of a head-dress.
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A diadem was an ancient ornament of royalty. It was originally a head-band or fillet made of silk, linen, or wool, worn round the temples and forehead, the ends being tied behind and let fall on the neck, as seen in old representations of the diadem of the Indian Bacchus. Diadems were worn by the Romans instead of a crown. They were made of silk or wool, set with precious stones and consecrated to the gods. The term is also used as equivalent to crown or coronet.
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A fillet was a band worn as a head-dress in ancient times.
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An infula was originally a Roman sacred fillet, made of wool, worn on the head by priests, victims, and persons who fled to any place for mercy or protection. It was also worn by the emperors and magistrates on solemn occasions. The name was later applied to the head-dress of a Christian priest, and, still later to a pendant ornament at he back of a mitre.
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A snood was a fillet or ribbon used to bind the hair, being worn around the head like a hair band, and formerly worn in Scotland by unmarried girls.
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Beef Wellington is fillet steak wrapped in puff pastry.
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Chateaubriand is a deep cut of beef fillet.
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Chateaubriand steak is a thick cut of fillet steak, glazed with oil or butter and seared on both sides under a very hot grill before being grilled at high heat until well done on the outside and underdone in the middle.
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A tournedos is a small piece of fillet beef grilled or sauteed.
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