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filigree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filagree, fillagree |
| Type of | embellishment |
filigree::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | craft |
Examples of filigree
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Obrist takes the filigree patternings of art nouveau and adds an obsessive twist.
From the guardian.co.uk
The 70's had it's own Victorian Revival with high lace collars, filigree jewelry.
From the yallsjoynt.com
Her voice is fresh and breezy, with more than a hint of Sarah Vaughan filigree.
From the time.com
It's Morley's world of stage and screen that was shallow, filigree and artificial.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Fancy filigree-like wires, sometimes studded with jewels, create a strong dynamic.
From the ocregister.com
I like the continual light filigree of sound, which relates, I think, to my theater.
From the nytimes.com
Its reel has fine filigree scrolls etched into the metal like an old Wild West pistol.
From the news-journalonline.com
The walls of the mosque are hewn together with blocks of filigree-curved coral blocks.
From the themuslimweekly.com
Blessed with a precise alto, Harmer never adds filigree to her vocals or arrangements.
From the time.com
- Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
- Make filigree, as with a precious metal
- 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. ...
- A delicate metal openwork wherein fine wire is bent into spiral, vine-like, shapes and soldered into the gallery of the piece.
- (Italian: "thread-grained") A decorative technique of embedding and twisting white and colored threads within the clear metal.
- Lacelike decorative pattern that can appear as part of a wedding invitation design.
- Lace-like ornamental work made from intricately arranged intertwined wires.
- Fine open metalwork using wires and soldering, first developed in the Near East.
- 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. ...
