Definitions for FILIGREE
ˈfɪl əˌgrifil·i·gree

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filigree, filagree, fillagreeverb

   delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

2. filigreeverb

   make filigree, as with a precious metal

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filigreenoun

   A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.

2. filigreenoun

   A design resembling such intricate ornamentation.

3. filigreeverb

   To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filigree

   Filigree (also less commonly spelled filagree, and formerly written filigrann or filigrene) is a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork. In jewellery, it is usually of gold and silver, made with tiny beads or twisted threads, or both in combination, soldered together or to the surface of an object of the same metal and arranged in artistic motifs. It often suggests lace and remains popular in Indian and other Asian metalwork. It was popular as well in Italian, French and Portuguese metalwork from 1660 to the late 19th century. It should not be confused with ajoure jewellery work, the ajoure technique consisting of drilling holes in objects made of sheet metal. The English word filigree is shortened from the earlier use of filigreen which derives from Latin "filum" meaning thread and "granum" grain, in the sense of small bead. The Latin words gave filigrana in Italian which itself became filigrane in 17th-century French.

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1. filigree

   Filigree is a delicate, intricate form of metalwork that mainly involves twisting and bending thin threads of precious metals like gold and silver into various artistic designs or patterns. This type of decoration is often seen in fine jewelry, ornamental pieces and various forms of metal crafts. It can also refer to any intricate, detailed, and delicate pattern or design.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filigreenoun

   ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern

2. Filigreeadjective

   relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative

3. Etymology: [Corrupted fr. filigrane.]

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1. Filigree

   Filigree is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork, usually of gold and silver, made with tiny beads or twisted threads, or both in combination, soldered together or to the surface of an object of the same metal and arranged in artistic motifs. It often suggests lace and remains popular in Indian and other Asian metalwork. It was popular as well in Italian and French metalwork from 1660 to the late 19th century. It should not be confused with ajoure jewellery work, the ajoure technique consisting of drilling holes in objects made of sheet metal. The English word filigree is shortened from the earlier use of filigreen which derives from Latin "filum" meaning thread or wire and "granum" grain, in the sense of small bead. The Latin words gave filigrana in Italian which itself became filigrane in 17th-century French.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filigree

   fil′i-grē, n. a kind of ornamental metallic lacework of gold and silver, twisted into convoluted forms, united and partly consolidated by soldering—earlier forms, Fil′igrain, Fil′igrane.—adj. Fil′igreed, ornamented with filigree. [Fr. filigrane—It. filigrana—L. filum, thread, granum, a grain.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filigree

   a name given to a species of goldsmith's ornamental work fashioned out of fine metallic (usually gold or silver) wire into lace-like patterns; the art is of ancient date, and was skilfully practised by the Etruscans and Egyptians, as well as in Central Asia and India.

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How to pronounce FILIGREE?

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How to say FILIGREE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILIGREE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILIGREE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of FILIGREE in a Sentence

1. Louis-Ferdinand Céline:

   Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.

2. Elie Wiesel:

   I rarely speak about God. To God, yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But to open a discourse about the qualities of God, about the problems that God imposes, theodicy, no. And yet He is there, in silence, in filigree.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FILIGREE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Filigree
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filigree
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FILIGREE
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FILIGREE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FILIGREE
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Filigree
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=FILIGREE