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. [1913 Webster] Filigree \Fil"i*gree\, a. Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative. [1913 Webster] You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]