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
- 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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