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   Fil·i·gree

   /ˈfiləˌɡrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery: "delicate silver filigree earrings"

   Word Origin late 17th century (earlier as filigreen, filigrane): from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana (from Latin filum ‘thread’ + granum ‘seed’).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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