filigree

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/    /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire. countable,uncountable
    — To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, / A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!
  2. Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — But why speak about her? It is probable that we shall not hear of her again from this moment to the end of time, and that when the great filigree iron gates are once closed on her, she and her awful sister will never issue therefrom into this little world of history.
动词 v.
  1. To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire. transitive

词形变化

filigrees plural filagree alternative fillagree alternative,archaic filligree alternative,archaic filigrees present,singular,third-person filigreeing participle,present filigreed participle,past filigreed past filagree alternative fillagree alternative,archaic filligree alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
词源 2
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
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