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| fil·i·gree [ fílli gr ] |
noun (plural fil·i·grees) |
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1. lacy metal ornamentation: delicate decorative openwork made from thin twisted wire in silver, gold, or another metal
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2. delicate work: a delicate ornamental tracery
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transitive verb (past and past participle fil·i·greed, present participle fil·i·gree·ing, 3rd person present singular fil·i·grees) |
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form something into delicate pattern: to form something into a delicate ornamental openwork design
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| [Late 17th century. Alteration of French filigrane< Italian filigrana< Latin filum "thread" + granum "grain"] |
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  fil·i·gree adjective |
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