Synonyms for filigree
ˈfɪl əˌgrifil·i·gree

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1. filigree, filagree, fillagreeverb

   delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

   Synonyms:
   fillagree, filagree

2. filigreeverb

   make filigree, as with a precious metal

Matched Categories

1. • Craft

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1. List of paraphrases for "filigree":

   watermark, interwoven

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How to use filigree in a sentence?

1. Elie Wiesel:

   I rarely speak about God. To God, yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But to open a discourse about the qualities of God, about the problems that God imposes, theodicy, no. And yet He is there, in silence, in filigree.

2. Louis-Ferdinand Céline:

   Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.