Definition of: filigree

(fil′ə·grē) noun
1. Delicate ornamental work formed of intertwisted gold or silver wire.
2. Anything fanciful and delicate, but purely ornate.
—adjective Made of or adorned with filigree; fanciful; ornate.
—v.t. ·greed, ·gree·ing To adorn with filigree; work in filigree. Sometimes spelled filagree or fillagree. Also Obs. fil′i·grain. [Short for filigreen, var. of filigrane <F <Ital. filigrana <L filum thread + granum a grain]