filigree

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation.

Verb

To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire.

Synonyms

filagree

fillagree

goad

jab

lacework

nettle

nip

pick

⛏️

pique

poke

prick

prickle

prod

puncture

spur

stick

tracery

twinge

vellicate

watermark

filigree work

cift-isi

embroider

telkari

fretwork

Translations

filigrane

filigrana

filigrana

filigrana

filigrana

afiligranar

filigraan

filigraner

κεντώ

filagrana

watermerk

buna benzer desen

kuyumculukta telkâri iş

telkâri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/

Etymology

From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).