filigree
/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.56 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, / A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!"
- "There were antiquities from Central Italy, made by the best modern houses in that department of industry; […] Genoese velvets and filigree, Neapolitan coral, Roman cameos, Geneva jewellery, Arab lanterns, rosaries blest all round by the Pope himself, and an infinite variety of lumber."
- "[…] the repose of the pool, the idle motions of the insects and flies upon it, the placid waving of the flags, the leaf-skeletons, like Genoese filigree, placidly sleeping at the bottom, by their contrast with her own turmoil made her impatience greater."
- "Her brown hair was waved in front and done up behind in a great twist, held by a tortoiseshell comb with gold filigree."
- "She examined and appraised with much interest the diamond-tipped arrow which had been pinned on May's bosom at the conclusion of the match, remarking that in her day a filigree brooch would have been thought enough, but that there was no denying that Beaufort did things handsomely."
- "After that, having studied herself gravely in a long glass, she took from one of the drawers of her dressing-table a black leather card-case cornered in silver filigree, but found it empty."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/
- British English: /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/