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FILLAGREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fillagree mean? 

FILLAGREE (noun)
  The noun FILLAGREE has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


FILLAGREE (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 ("fillagree" is a kind of...):

embellishment (a superfluous ornament)


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