File your tongue to a little more courtesy.
Sir W. Scott.
File, v. t. [OE. fulen, filen, foulen, AS. f&?;lan, fr. f&?;l foul. See
Foul, and cf. Defile, v. t.] To make foul; to defile. [Obs.]
All his hairy breast with blood was filed.
Spenser.
For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind.
Shak.
File"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) 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.
Fil"e*mot (?), n. See Feullemort. Swift.
Fil"er (?), n. One who works with a file.
Fil"ial (?), a. [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.