Definition of filigree Filigree
/fɪˈlʌgɹiˌ/ - [filugree] - fil•i•gree
We found 9 definitions of filigree from 5 different sources.
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What does filigree mean?
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NounPlural: filigrees |
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| filigree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | ||
| filagree, fillagree | ||
| embellishment a superfluous ornament | ||
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| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- filigree (n.)
Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern. - filigree (a.)
Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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filigree
fil′i-grē, n. a kind of ornamental metallic lacework of gold and silver, twisted into convoluted forms, united and partly consolidated by soldering—earlier forms, Fil′igrain, Fil′igrane.—adj. Fil′igreed, ornamented with filigree. [Fr. filigrane—It. filigrana—L. filum, thread, granum, a grain.]
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