Synonyms for filigree

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fil-i-gree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪl ɪˌgri

Définition of filigree

Origin : 1690s, shortening of filigreen (1660s), from French filigrane "filigree" (17c.), from Italian filigrana, from Latin filum "thread" (see file (v.)) + granum "grain" (see corn (n.1)). Related: Filigreed.

noun ornamental art

Example sentences :

Some of our filigree glass, it is true, became too elaborate to be beautiful.
Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett

Those spindles are Persian, while the filigree is more Byzantine than anything else.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

He remembered the motto curiously worked in filigree of gold.
Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle

He handed her the filigree necklace she had admired so much.
Extract from : « The Secret of Casa Grande » by Helen Randolph

While she was still admiring it, Peggy picked up the filigree necklace.
Extract from : « The Secret of Casa Grande » by Helen Randolph

There are several methods of preparing the wire called “filigree.”
Extract from : « The Silversmith's Handbook » by George E. Gee

This method is generally in vogue with most filigree workers.
Extract from : « The Silversmith's Handbook » by George E. Gee

The Indian filigree work is the finest and cheapest in the world.
Extract from : « The Silversmith's Handbook » by George E. Gee

It is adorned with bosses of filigree alternating with pyramidal projections.
Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,

It consists of a disc of silver 4½ inches in diameter, enriched with filigree.
Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,

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