Defn: A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.
FILEFISH
File"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; — so called on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper.
FILEMOT
Fil"e*mot, n.
Defn: See Feullemort. Swift.
FILER
Fil"er, n.
Defn: One who works with a file.
FILIAL Fil"ial, a. Etym: [L. filialis, fr. filius son, filia daughter; akin to e. female, feminine. Cf. Fitz.]
1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.
2. Bearing the relation of a child. And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke. Milton.