filigreeing

Variant of filigree

filigree definition

fili·gree (fil′i grē′)

noun

  1. delicate, lacelike ornamental work of intertwined wire of gold, silver, etc.
  2. any delicate work or design like this

Etymology: altered from earlier filigrain < Fr filigrane < It filigrana < L filum, a thread (see file) + granum, grain

adjective

like, made of, or made into filigree

transitive verb filigreed -·greed′, filigreeing -·gree′·ing

to ornament with filigree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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