FILAGREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does filagree mean? 

• FILAGREE (noun)
  The noun FILAGREE has 1 sense:

1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

  Familiarity information: FILAGREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILAGREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

filagree; filigree; fillagree

Hypernyms ("filagree" is a kind of...):

embellishment (a superfluous ornament)

 Context examples 

A set of silver filagree was added, bracelets, necklace, brooch, and even earrings, for Hortense tied them on with a bit of pink silk which did not show.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)