filigree

Definitions


[ˈfɪlɪɡriː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery
(e.g: filigree earrings)


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Origin:
late 17th century (earlier as filigreen, filigrane): from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana (from Latin filum ‘thread’ + granum ‘seed’)




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