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filigree
[ fil-i-gree ]
noun
- delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
- anything very delicate or fanciful:
a filigree of frost.
adjective
- composed of or resembling filigree.
verb (used with object)
, fil·i·greed, fil·i·gree·ing.
- to adorn with or form into filigree.
filigree
/ ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː /
noun
- delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire
- any fanciful delicate ornamentation
adjective
- made of or as if with filigree
verb
- tr to decorate with or as if with filigree
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Derived Forms
- ˈfiliˌgreed, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of filigree1
C17: from earlier filigreen , from French filigrane , from Latin fīlum thread + grānum grain
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Example Sentences
First a thin film of black carbon is produced round the metal, then the latter appears in the form of a filigree of silver.
From Project Gutenberg
Fig. 188 represents another specimen of Etruscan gold filigree work with a circle and Swastika.
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It is ornamented on the outside with the fine gold filigree work peculiar to the best Etruscan art.
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Byzantine filigree work occasionally has small stones set amongst the curves or knots.
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But, with the exception of chains, it cannot be said that filigree work was much practised by them.
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