filigree
/fil-i-gree/US // ˈfɪl ɪˌgri //UK // (ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː) //
丝网,细丝,花丝,丝绸
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n.名词 noun
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- : delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
- : anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : composed of or resembling filigree.
v.有主动词 verb
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fil·i·greed, fil·i·gree·ing.
- : to adorn with or form into filigree.
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Examples
First a thin film of black carbon is produced round the metal, then the latter appears in the form of a filigree of silver.
Fig. 188 represents another specimen of Etruscan gold filigree work with a circle and Swastika.
It is ornamented on the outside with the fine gold filigree work peculiar to the best Etruscan art.
Byzantine filigree work occasionally has small stones set amongst the curves or knots.
But, with the exception of chains, it cannot be said that filigree work was much practised by them.
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