filigree.
A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
Meaning & usage
A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation.
Where this word comes from
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire.
Where this word comes from
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
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