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单词 filigree
释义 fil·i·gree
I. noun
also fil·a·gree \ˈfiləˌgrē\
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: short for earlier filigreen, filagreen, modification of French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from fili- (from Latin filum thread) + grana grain, from Latin, plural of granum grain — more at file, corn
1. : ornamental work formerly with grains or beads but now especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper that is used chiefly to decorate gold and silver surfaces
2.
 a. : ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design
 b. : a pattern or design resembling such openwork
[filigree 2a]
II. transitive verb
(filigreed ; filigreed ; filigreeing ; filigrees)
: to adorn with or as if with filigree
III. noun
: ornamentation : embellishment
 < writings … heavy with late Victorian filigree — Jack Beatty >
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