Complete Definition of "filbert"

see|Filbert
English

Etymology
The hazelnut is called a filbert because the plant blooms on St. Filbert�s Day in parts of the Near East.

Noun
filbert

  1. A small nut that grows on large bushes. The hazelnut.
  2. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

Synonyms
cobnut
hazelnut

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