filigree

fil·i·gree

 (fĭl′ĭ-grē′)

n.

1. Delicate and intricate ornamental work made from gold, silver, or other fine twisted wire.

2.

a. An intricate, delicate, or fanciful ornamentation.

b. A design resembling such ornamentation: filigrees of frosting on a cake.

tr.v. fil·i·greed, fil·i·gree·ing, fil·i·grees

To decorate with or as if with filigree.

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[Alteration of French filigrane, from Italian filigrana : Latin fīlum, thread; see g^whī- in Indo-European roots + Latin grānum, grain; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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filigree

(ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː) ,

filagree

,

fillagree

or

filigrain

n

1. (Art Terms) delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire

2. (Art Terms) any fanciful delicate ornamentation

adj

(Art Terms) made of or as if with filigree

vb, -grees, -greeing or -greed

(Art Terms) (tr) to decorate with or as if with filigree

[C17: from earlier filigreen, from French filigrane, from Latin fīlum thread + grānum grain]

ˈfiliˌgreed adj

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fil•i•gree

(ˈfɪl əˌgri)

n., adj., v. -greed, -gree•ing. n.

1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.

2. anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.

adj.

3. composed of or resembling filigree.

v.t.

4. to adorn with or form into filigree.

[1685–95; < French filigrane < Italian filigrana < Latin fīli-, comb. form of fīlum thread + grāna, pl. of grānum grain]

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filigree

Past participle: filigreed
Gerund: filigreeing

Imperative

filigree

filigree

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filigree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) filagree, fillagree embellishment - a superfluous ornament
Verb	1.	filigree - make filigree, as with a precious metal craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"

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filigree

noun wirework, lace, lattice, tracery, lacework the filigree inlay of the lock

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Translations

filigran

filigrana

filigree

[ˈfɪlɪgriː]

A. N (in metal) → filigrana f

B. ADJ → de filigrana

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filigree

[ˈfɪlɪgriː]

n → filigrane m

modif [work, metal, design] → en filigrane

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filigree

n → Filigran nt

adj → Filigran-; filigree jewellery → Filigranschmuck m

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filigree

[ˈfɪlɪˌgriː]

1. n → filigrana

2. adj → a filigrana

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