filings

filings
/fuy"lingz/, n.pl.
particles removed by a file.
[1350-1400; ME; see FILE2, -ING1, -S3]

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  • filings — fil|ings [ faılıŋz ] noun plural very small pieces of metal that have been removed from a larger piece …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • filings — fil·ings || faɪlɪŋz n. small metal rubbed off by a file …   English contemporary dictionary

  • filings — plural noun small particles rubbed off by a file …   English new terms dictionary

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  • filings — UK [ˈfaɪlɪŋz] / US noun [plural] very small pieces of metal that have been removed from a larger piece …   English dictionary

  • filings — [ˈfaɪlɪŋz] noun [plural] very small pieces of metal that have been FILED off a larger piece …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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