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Definition of filigree noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

filigree

noun
 
/ˈfɪlɪɡriː/
 
/ˈfɪlɪɡriː/
[uncountable]
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  1. beautiful decoration made from thin gold or silver wire
    • a gold filigree earring
    • filigree work
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (earlier as filigreen, filigrane): from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana (from Latin filum ‘thread’ + granum ‘seed’).
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