filigree
filigree — noun
1. fine precious-metal threads twisted into elaborate decorative shapes, used to ma
fine precious-metal threads twisted into elaborate decorative shapes, used to make jewellery or to embellish objects
Tariq bought his mother a silver filigree bracelet from the artisan market.
collocation: silver filigree + bracelet
The museum display showed a set of antique filigree earrings from India.
Chiara admired the delicate filigree work on the locket she inherited.
The jeweller twisted fine silver wire into an intricate filigree pendant.
Adaeze wore a gold filigree brooch to the family wedding ceremony.
文法句型
filigree + noun (e.g. filigree bracelet)
made of filigree
用法筆記
Typically uncountable as a material ('made of filigree'); countable when referring to a specific ornamental piece ('a delicate filigree').
常見錯誤
2. a delicate open design that looks like the patterns made by twisting metal wire,
a delicate open design that looks like the patterns made by twisting metal wire, often seen in metalwork, wood carving, or architecture
The wrought-iron gate had an elegant filigree pattern of vines and leaves.
pattern: filigree pattern in metalwork
Sunlight shone through the filigree carvings in the old wooden screen.
Tendai drew a filigree pattern of stars for the window grille design.
The architect added filigree scrollwork to the balcony railing for the client.
- scrollwork
ornamental curves, often less intricate than filigree
- openwork
any pierced decorative pattern, not limited to wire-like designs
文法句型
filigree pattern
filigree design
filigree of + noun
用法筆記
Often used attributively ('filigree pattern', 'filigree design') to describe a visual resemblance to metal filigree work. The material can be wood, stone, or metal.
常見錯誤
filigree — verb
- filigreepresent simple I / you / we / they
- filigrees3rd person singular
- filigreeing-ing form
- filigreedpast simple
1. to decorate the surface of a metal object with a fine, twisted-wire pattern
to decorate the surface of a metal object with a fine, twisted-wire pattern
The craftsman filigreed the edges of the silver box with gold thread.
transitive: filigree [object] with [material]
Jack spent weeks filigreeing the lid of the chest with tiny floral patterns.
The knife handle was filigreed with delicate copper wire by the artisan.
Minho learned to filigree metal by twisting gold strands into leaf shapes.
文法句型
filigree + object + with + material
be filigreed with
用法筆記
Almost always used transitively. The passive construction ('was filigreed with') is common in craft and art history descriptions. Rare in everyday conversation.