filigree
[ fil-i-gree ]
/ ˈfɪl ɪˌgri /
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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.
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Rarely fil·a·gree, fil·la·gree [fil-uh-gree] /ˈfɪl əˌgri/ .
Origin of filigree
First recorded in 1685–95; earlier filigreen, variant of filigrain
Words nearby filigree
filicide, filiform, filiform bougie, filiform papilla, filigrain, filigree, filing clerk, filings, filiopietistic, Filipina, Filipino
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British Dictionary definitions for filigree
filigree
filagree or fillagree
/ (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 -grees, -greeing or -greed
(tr) to decorate with or as if with filigree
Derived forms of filigree
filigreed, adjectiveWord Origin for filigree
C17: from earlier filigreen, from French filigrane, from Latin fīlum thread + grānum grain
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