filigree

fil·i·gree  (fl-gr)

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 flum, thread; see g^wh- in Indo-European roots + Latin grnum, grain; see g-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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filigree

Noun

delicate ornamental work of gold or silver wire

Adjective

made of filigree [Latin filum thread + granum grain]

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