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Noun
/ˈfiləˌgrē/,
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filigrees, plural; filagrees, plural;
  1. Ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery
    • - delicate silver filigree earrings
  2. A thing resembling such fine ornamental work
    • - a wedding cake of gold and white filigree
  1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
  2. make filigree, as with a precious metal
  3. Filigree (formerly written filigrann or filigrane) is a delicate kind of jewel work made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver or stitching of the same curving motifs. ...
  4. A delicate metal openwork wherein fine wire is bent into spiral, vine-like, shapes and soldered into the gallery of the piece.
  5. (Italian: "thread-grained") A decorative technique of embedding and twisting white and colored threads within the clear metal.
  6. lacelike decorative pattern that can appear as part of a wedding invitation design.
  7. lace-like ornamental work made from intricately arranged intertwined wires.
  8. fine open metalwork using wires and soldering, first developed in the Near East.
  9. Delicate ornamentation consisting of the twisting, curling and plaiting of fine, pliable strands of metal, usually gold or silver. Metal filigree beads are available as well as filigree bead caps or other findings. ...
  10. The fine lace-like decoration sometimes found on jewellery. It is created from delicately arranged and intertwined precious metal wires.
  11. A design of metal wire and beads usually applied to the surface of a silver or gold object. Oftentimes the wire used is twisted, notched, curled, or plaited to make the overall design more interesting, intricate and thus more beautiful as well. ...
  12. Fine silver, gold or silver-gilt wires twisted and built up in curvilinear designs kept in place with solder applied at points of contact.
  13. Thin wire strands intricately interlaced or fashioned into rosettes, scrolls, vines or spirals. Wire is often gold or silver, plain, twisted, or braided.
  14. or inlays are intricate, decorative sections used to enhance the design. Often they are put between the shoulders and the under rail and in this position they also serve to add strength to the piece.
  15. Thin metal wire that is twisted into delicate lacy patterns.
  16. (n) Delicate jewelry or metalwork with wire soldered to a metal background in patterns. Also describes pattern-work made with twisted threads of gold and/or silver. Derived from the Latin words filum thread, and granum, grain.
  17. Fine wire shaped into intricate, intertwined patterns used in jewelry as an open design or soldered to metal base.
  18. a decorative metal overlay with openings that show the body of the pen underneath.
  19. A type of decorative edge found on jewelry and other engravables that appears as a series of closely spaced circles or perforations.
  20. Intricate patterns that actually appear to be woven into the design of jewelry. Found in classically styled and estate-type jewelry.
  21. Originally ornamental work of fine gold or silver wire; in illumination texts, decoration with very fine lines, often speckled with dots of gold and silver.
  22. Intricate metalwork, typically with an open design.
  23. Process used to create delicate jewelry, ornaments and decorative objects of various shapes. To make gold filigree ornaments, brass wire is cut into small pieces and bent into the desired shape. Next the craftsperson dabs a thin layer of clay around the wires to hold them in place temporarily. ...
  24. Delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques. Engravers sometimes refer to pierced work as filigree.
  25. Also known as telkari, filigree is a jewelry work that uses twisted metal threads or wires that are soldered to the surface of beads, jewelry findings, pendants, etc.  Shop for Filigree Findings...