Definition of Filet mignon

1. Noun. Small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.

Generic synonyms: Filet, Fillet

Definition of Filet mignon

1. Noun. A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Filet Mignon

filensin
filer
filers
files
fileserver
fileservers
filesharer
filesharers
filesharing
filestore
filestores
filesystem
filesystems
filet
filet de boeuf en croute
filet mignon
filetail
fileted
fileting
filets
filets mignons
filetype
filetyped
filetypes
filetyping
filfot
filfots
filgrastim
filial
filial duty

Literary usage of Filet mignon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2003)
"Entrées include penne paste, chicken Cordon Bleu, shrimp scampi, sole Meunière, eggplant parmigiana, veal scaloppine ala Marsala and filet mignon. ..."

2. Bermuda Alive!by Harriet Greenberg by Harriet Greenberg (2000)
"You can select from shrimp, lobster, scallops or local fish and filet mignon, sirloin steak or chicken. The Triangle combines broiled fish, grilled shrimp ..."

3. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard, Mary K. Burnham, Bill Burnham (2005)
"Specialties include filet mignon and prime rib, and they have an extensive ... The menu is continental; specialties of the house include filet mignon and ..."

4. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1904)
"... those queer, yellow oysters—that look like clams and taste like seaweed and copper—one grows tremendously keen on them—and a filet mignon all smothered ..."

5. Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands by Lynne Sullivan (2000)
"Entrees include coquille St. John, several shrimp dishes and filet mignon stuffed with crab or blue cheese. Everything comes with potato, rice or pasta and ..."

6. The Book of Entrées by Thomas Jefferson Murrey (1886)
"filet mignon, Sauce Bordelaise. —Take two pounds of beef tenderloin, ... filet mignon " means a delicate, small, favorite piece of fillet or tenderloin of ..."

7. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler (1919)
"filet mignon, Du Barry. Broiled filet mignons garnished with fresh bottoms of artichokes filled with cauliflower; and with a sauce Madere to which has been ..."

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