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fil⋅la⋅gree

[fil-uh-gree]
–noun, adjective, verb (used with object), -greed, -greeing.
filigree.

fil⋅i⋅gree

[fil-i-gree] noun, adjective, verb, -greed, -gree⋅ing.
–noun
1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
2. anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.
–adjective
3. composed of or resembling filigree.
–verb (used with object)
4. to adorn with or form into filigree.


Origin:
1685–95; earlier filigreen, var. of filigrain
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