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filigree

The correct spelling is filigree.

How to pronounce filigree

/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/
noun

IPA: /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/

Say it like: Fil-igr-ee

The correct spelling is filigree. A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
  2. 2.A design resembling such intricate ornamentation.

verb

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

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