filigree

== English == === Alternative forms === filagree fillagree, filligree (archaic) === Etymology === From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === filigree (countable and uncountable, plural filigrees) (chiefly jewelry) A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire. (by extension) Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === filigree (third-person singular simple present filigrees, present participle filigreeing, simple past and past participle filigreed) (transitive) To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire. ==== Translations ====