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Noun: filigree  'fi-lu,gree
  1. Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold, silver or other fine twisted wire)
    - filagree, fillagree
Verb: filigree  'fi-lu,gree
  1. Make filigree, as with a precious metal

Derived forms: filigrees, filigreeing, filigreed

Type of: craft, embellishment

Encyclopedia: Filigree