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filigree
fil·i·gree F0119100 (fĭl′ĭ-grē′)n.1. Delicate and intricate ornamental work made from gold, silver, or other fine twisted wire.2. a. An intricate, delicate, or fanciful ornamentation.b. A design resembling such ornamentation: filigrees of frosting on a cake.tr.v. fil·i·greed, fil·i·gree·ing, fil·i·grees To decorate with or as if with filigree.
[Alteration of French filigrane, from Italian filigrana : Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots + Latin grānum, grain; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]filigree (ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː) , filagree , fillagree or filigrainn1. (Art Terms) delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire2. (Art Terms) any fanciful delicate ornamentationadj (Art Terms) made of or as if with filigreevb, -grees, -greeing or -greed (Art Terms) (tr) to decorate with or as if with filigree[C17: from earlier filigreen, from French filigrane, from Latin fīlum thread + grānum grain] ˈfiliˌgreed adjfil•i•gree (ˈfɪl əˌgri)
n., adj., v. -greed, -gree•ing. n. 1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques. 2. anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost. adj. 3. composed of or resembling filigree. v.t. 4. to adorn with or form into filigree. [1685–95; < French filigrane < Italian filigrana < Latin fīli-, comb. form of fīlum thread + grāna, pl. of grānum grain] filigree
Past participle: filigreed
Gerund: filigreeing
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| I filigree | | you filigree | | he/she/it filigrees | | we filigree | | you filigree | | they filigree |
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| I filigreed | | you filigreed | | he/she/it filigreed | | we filigreed | | you filigreed | | they filigreed |
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| I am filigreeing | | you are filigreeing | | he/she/it is filigreeing | | we are filigreeing | | you are filigreeing | | they are filigreeing |
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| I have filigreed | | you have filigreed | | he/she/it has filigreed | | we have filigreed | | you have filigreed | | they have filigreed |
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| I was filigreeing | | you were filigreeing | | he/she/it was filigreeing | | we were filigreeing | | you were filigreeing | | they were filigreeing |
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| I had filigreed | | you had filigreed | | he/she/it had filigreed | | we had filigreed | | you had filigreed | | they had filigreed |
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| I will filigree | | you will filigree | | he/she/it will filigree | | we will filigree | | you will filigree | | they will filigree |
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| I will have filigreed | | you will have filigreed | | he/she/it will have filigreed | | we will have filigreed | | you will have filigreed | | they will have filigreed |
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| I will be filigreeing | | you will be filigreeing | | he/she/it will be filigreeing | | we will be filigreeing | | you will be filigreeing | | they will be filigreeing |
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| I have been filigreeing | | you have been filigreeing | | he/she/it has been filigreeing | | we have been filigreeing | | you have been filigreeing | | they have been filigreeing |
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| I will have been filigreeing | | you will have been filigreeing | | he/she/it will have been filigreeing | | we will have been filigreeing | | you will have been filigreeing | | they will have been filigreeing |
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| I had been filigreeing | | you had been filigreeing | | he/she/it had been filigreeing | | we had been filigreeing | | you had been filigreeing | | they had been filigreeing |
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| I would filigree | | you would filigree | | he/she/it would filigree | | we would filigree | | you would filigree | | they would filigree |
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| I would have filigreed | | you would have filigreed | | he/she/it would have filigreed | | we would have filigreed | | you would have filigreed | | they would have filigreed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  filigree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)filagree, fillagreeembellishment - a superfluous ornament | | Verb | 1. | filigree - make filigree, as with a precious metalcraft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool" |
filigreenoun wirework, lace, lattice, tracery, lacework the filigree inlay of the lockTranslationsfiligree
filigree (fĭl`ĭgrē), ornamental work of fine gold or silver wire, often wrought into an openwork design and joined with matching solder and borax under the flame of the blowpipe. Filigree is used as a decorative treatment for jewelry or other fine metalwork. It was made in ancient Egypt, China, and India. From the 6th to the 3d cent. B.C. the Greeks practiced the art, and the Etruscans were noted for fine granular work. Saxons, Britons, and especially the Celts in Ireland were skilled at devising intricate and ingenious designs in the Middle Ages. The Moors in Spain did much exquisite work in silver. Filigree is employed today in Mediterranean areas, as well as in Mexico, India, and Scandinavian countries. Antique examples are to be seen in the Vatican, the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum.FiligreeOrnamental openwork of delicate or intricate design.      Filigree a technique used in jewelry-making. Fine gold, silver, or copper wire (smooth or twisted from several threads and then usually flattened) is used to make ornamental openwork whose individual elements are joined by soldering or to make a pattern that is soldered onto a metal background. Filigree, which is frequently combined with granulation or enamel, imparts light and elegant decorativeness to articles. In ancient times the technique was known in the Orient, Greece, Etruria, and Rome; it later spread to Central Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkan Peninsula, and Western Europe. Filigree first appeared in Russia in the ninth or tenth century. Russian filigree of the 12th and 13th centuries is noted for its superb quality; the 15th century was the golden age of Moscow filigree. In the 18th and 19th centuries filigreed objects were made in many of Russia’s artistic centers. In Soviet times the technique has been widely used by the art industry, for example, in the products made at the Krasnosel’skii Jewelry Factory in Kostroma Oblast, the Mstera Iuvelir Art Factory (since 1937) in Vladimir Oblast, and the Yerevan Jewelry Factory. In addition to jewelry, filigree is also used to make small openwork vases, glass holders, and miniature sculpture. REFERENCESRazina, T. M. Russkaia emal’ iskan’. Moscow, 1961.
Postnikova-Loseva, M. M. Russkoe iuvelirnoe iskusstvo, ego tsentry i mastera. Moscow, 1974.
Rosenberg, M. Geschichte der Goldschmiedekunst: Granulation, Frankfurt am Main, 1918.filigreeOrnamental metal openwork of intricate design.filigree, filagree, fillagree1. delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire 2. any fanciful delicate ornamentation filigree
Synonyms for filigreenoun wireworkSynonyms- wirework
- lace
- lattice
- tracery
- lacework
Synonyms for filigreenoun delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb make filigree, as with a precious metalRelated Words |