Found 2 items, similar to Filigree.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: filigree
filigree
n : delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or
silver or other fine twisted wire) [syn:
filagree,
fillagree]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Filigree
Filigree
\Fil"i*gree\, n. [Corrupted fr. filigrane.]
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.
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Filigree
\Fil"i*gree\, a.
Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree;
as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely
decorative.
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You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.
--J. C.
Shairp.
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