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Noun: filagree  'fi-lu,gree
Usage: rare (=filigree)
  1. Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold, silver or other fine twisted wire)
    "The antique locket was adorned with intricate filagree work";
    - filigree, fillagree [rare]

Derived forms: filagrees

Type of: embellishment

Encyclopedia: Filagree