filer

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to spin a web
  • (transitive) to thread through a crowd
  • (intransitive) to spin a thread of syrup, or syrup-like substances
  • (intransitive) to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through
  • (transitive) to pass, to hand, to give
  • (nautical) to ease a line

Etymology

Inherited from Latin filāre, fīlum (thread).

Origin

Latin

fīlum

Gloss

thread

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

糸

Emoji

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