filigrain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of filigrain
1660–70; < French filigrane watermark, filigree < Italian filigrana < Latin fīli-, combining form of fīlum thread + grāna, plural of grānum grain
Example Sentences
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Around it and occupying the corners are a thousand specimens of wood, canes, fibres, seeds, gum, wax, resins, teas, hideous theatrical figures, savage weapons, rich fabrics, filigrain jewelry and tea-services.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various
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