Dictionary entry

File (6)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

All his hairy breast with blood was filed. Spenser.

For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind. Shak.