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filagree

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filagree [ˈfɪləˌgriː]
n & adj & vb
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a less common variant of filigree
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Noun1.filagree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)filagree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
filigree, fillagree
embellishment - a superfluous ornament
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And they have a swarm of rusty, dusty, battered apostles standing around the filagree work, some on one leg and some with one eye out but a gamey look in the other, and some with two or three fingers gone, and some with not enough nose left to blow--all of them crippled and discouraged, and fitter subjects for the hospital than the cathedral.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
A set of silver filagree was added, bracelets, necklace, brooch, and even earrings, for Hortense tied them on with a bit of pink silk which did not show.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
 
 
 
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