filigree
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filigree
- /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
noun filigrees · filagree · fillagree · filligree
- A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire. To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, / A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!
- Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation. But why speak about her? It is probable that we shall not hear of her again from this moment to the end of time, and that when the great filigree iron gates are once closed on her, she and her awful sister will never issue therefrom into this little world of history.
verb filigrees · filigreeing · filigreed · filagree · fillagree
- To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire.
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noun delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire
| Español | filigrana |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 纍絲 /累丝 léisī |
| हिन्दी | तारकाम tārkām, तारकशी tārkaśī |
| Français | filigrane |
| Deutsch | Filigran, Filigranarbeit |
| Italiano | filigrana |
| Română | filigran |
| Русский | филигра́нь filigránʹ |
noun anything resembling such intricate ornamentation
| Français | filigrane |
|---|---|
| Italiano | filigrana |
| Русский | филигра́нная рабо́та filigránnaja rabóta |
verb to decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire
| Español | afiligranar |
|---|---|
| Français | filigraner |
Talk about this word "filigree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filigree. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. filigree. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filigree "filigree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filigree.Cite this
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