Meaning & use
filigreed
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Decorated with filigree, delicate ornamental work made of fine twisted wire or intricate patterning.
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The jeweler presented a filigreed silver bracelet at the exhibition.
Sunlight streamed through the cathedral's filigreed stone tracery.
A note on using this word
"Filigree" derives from the Latin "filum" (thread) and "granum" (grain), describing the wire-and-bead technique used in fine metalwork.
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