filagree

American  

[fil-uh-gree] / ˈfɪl əˌgri /

noun

filagreed, filagreeing

1. a less common variant of filigree.

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filagree British  

/ ˈfɪləˌɡriː /

noun

1. a less common variant of filigree

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Example Sentences

Judiciary Committee members in both parties should ask questions that probe the souls of nominees — simple, direct questions stripped of rhetorical filagree.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2020

When Brown said recently, "Mary Magdalene is a historical figure whose time has come," he meant a figure with a lot of mythic filagree.

From Time Magazine Archive

She eventually decided on a filagree headdress she would wear atop a turban —and a long strand of hand-carved carnelian beads, not necessarily for the costume.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

When the mother found her girls too polite to be of any use, she would take comfort in observing how her parlor was set out with their filagree and flowers, their embroidery and cut paper.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah

The watchmaker cleaned it up and then beheld what he conceived to be a jewel of silver covered with gold filagree.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard