(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:39:43

Fil"lis*ter (?), n.

1.

The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty.

Knight.

2.

A plane for making a rabbet.

Fillister screw had, a short cylindrical screw head, having a convex top.

 

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