Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Work in filigree; filigree.
- noun Any kind of ornamentation resembling or analogous to filigree, or which is thought too minute or too fantastic for its place or purpose.
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Examples
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He drew from his bosom a small crystal vial, cased in silver filigree-work, and dropped into a little golden drinking-cup a small portion of a dark-coloured fluid.
The Talisman 2008
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Fires were burning in cylinders of filigree-work fitted upon poles, which men were carrying to and fro.
Salammbo 2003
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Its peculiar background, the railing of the tomb, a splendid filigree-work of green and polished brass, gilt or made to resemble gold, looks more picturesque near than at a distance, when it suggests the idea of a gigantic bird-cage.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Anise-sprinkled loaves alternated with great cheeses heavier than discuses, crateras filled with wine, and cantharuses filled with water, together with baskets of gold filigree-work containing flowers.
Salammbo 2003
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As delicate as black lace, the filigree-work done by the women smiths would have attracted the envy of any elven crafter.
Elvenblood Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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The tavern-keeper was a human, and under his livery tunic he wore a much simplified version of the filigree-work torque, a cross between the women's jewels and the warriors 'torques.
Elvenblood Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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It was longer than one of our weapons and the pommel was obviously of pure gold filigree-work, of a delicacy that I had never seen before.
River God Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1993
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It was no kitchen knife, but a well-made dagger, and its hilt was a slender shaft of silver, rounded to the hand, showing delicate lines of filigree-work, and glowing round the collar of the blade with small stones.
One Corpse Too Many Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1979
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Austro-Hungary has a long colonnade of white stone ornamented with black filigree-work and supported by columns in pairs.
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"Mind," said the treasurer, as he pressed a bag of gold-dust into the expressman's hand, "the best that can be got, -- lace, you know, and filigree-work and frills, never mind the cost!"
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools Emilie Kip Baker
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