filagree
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Yes, very pretty silver, filagree ear-rings, and the gilding came to ten florins.
From The Yellow Rose by J?kai, M?r
There was a filagree of snow crystals shimmering over the surface of the fields as if a crop of diamonds were sprouting from the sleeping soil.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
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