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View usage for: (fɪlɪgriː) uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]The word filigree is used to refer to delicate ornamental designs made with gold or silver wire. Synonyms: wirework, lace, lattice, tracery More Synonyms of filigree filigree in British English (ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː), filagree or fillagree or filigrain (ˈfɪlɪˌɡreɪn) noun1. delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire 2. any fanciful delicate ornamentation adjective3. made of or as if with filigree verbWord forms: -grees, -greeing or -greed4. (transitive) to decorate with or as if with filigree Derived forms filigreed (ˈfiliˌgreed) adjective Word origin C17: from earlier filigreen, from French filigrane, from Latin fīlum thread + grānum grainfiligree in American English (ˈfɪlɪˌgri) noun1. delicate, lacelike ornamental work of intertwined wire of gold, silver, etc. 2. any delicate work or design like this adjective3. like, made of, or made into filigree verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfiliˌgreed or ˈfiliˌgreeing4. to ornament with filigree Word origin altered from earlier filigrain < Fr filigrane < It filigrana < L filum, a thread (see file 1) + granum, grain Examples of 'filigree' in a sentencefiligree Definition delicate ornamental work of gold or silver wire the filigree inlay of the lock Additional synonymsDefinition a delicate decorative fabric made from threads woven in an open web of patterns a plain white lace bedspread Synonyms netting, net, filigree, tatting, meshwork, openwork Definition a gate, screen, or fence formed of such a framework We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge. Synonyms grid, network, web, grating, mesh, grille, trellis, fretwork, tracery, latticework, openwork, reticulation - file
- filial
- filibuster
- filigree
- fill
- fill in for someone
- fill out
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