Also spelled filigrane
noun
Freq #60471
Meanings
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noun
A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, / A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!
Etymology
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).