fillagree

British

/ ˈfɪləˌɡriː /

noun

a less common variant of filigree

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Yes! even though the fillagree box had been shown off and admired.

From The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

She too had a Governess, and many lessons to learn and much to do, and she did them; but neither English history nor French fairy tales could quite drive away the fillagree box.

From The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

There were likewise several representations of plumes of feathers in fillagree work, some of gold and others of silver, with several fans of the same materials, and some beautiful plumes of green feathers.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

The fillagree box was a fort of night-mare to her.

From The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

Well, she amused herself tolerably in spite of the visions of the fillagree box and the queen's hair, which now and then came between her and her usual feeling of self-satisfaction.

From The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

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