What is "filberts"

Usage examples of "filberts".

The waiter returned with their drinks and a bowl of filberts, then departed.

Using a wide frying pan, toast the filberts over medium heat, stirring frequently, until they emit a nutty smell, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Barrows piled high with crocks of olives, bunches of dried fish, boxes of filberts, trays of fried cuttlefish, mounds of cheeses .

A saucer of shelled filberts stood near his elbow, and from time to time he picked up one of these in a great thumb and forefinger and put it between his teeth.

Tearing towards the fire, knocking the cat from the back of the chair he ran his arm along the mantelshelf in a single powerful sweep sending porcelain figures, the clock and a bowl of filberts crashing into the stone-flagged hearth.