FILIGREE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in ornamentation

decoration that consists of delicate and complicated designs made of fine gold or silver wire a surface decorated with filigree and pearls

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verb

as in to ribbon

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Noun

For all of the science-fiction filigree, the thrust of the series is emotional — especially, though not entirely, as regards Jo and Alice, who don’t quite recognize each other, and the family drama that Magnus completes. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024 Or surround an Ansel Adams photograph in ornate gold filigree? 2024 bang trends are all about matching your personality and mood. —

Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Dec. 2023

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Another helpful move was using what Bugatti calls filigree side view mirrors, which let air pass through them. —

Alex Davies, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2019 In contrast to the historic skyscraper’s filigreed crown of flying buttresses and pinnacles, the top of the new one would consist of curving glass walls extending beyond the building’s occupied floors. —

Blair Kamin and Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 See all Example Sentences for filigree

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Noun

But no amount of ornamentation could outshine Palmer's incredibly pretty curls.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Jan. 2025
Now evidence of trip is found The style of ornamentation, depicting an animal with teeth and large eyes, was typical of the late Germanic Iron Age, the period directly before the rise of the Vikings, around 650 to 750 A.D., Nielsen said.

— Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025