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

In these stores laces, gold and silver filagree work, jewelry, and embroidered muslins were the principal wares sought by the tourists.

From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Jacob, Robert Urie

His rifle was silver-mounted and his powder-horn was partly of silver filagree work.

From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by Foster, W. Bertram