英语词汇“filigrees”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun a surface decorated with filigree and pearls

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Crafted with amethysts, aquamarines, peridots, and morganites, these pieces feature a delicate yellow-gold filigree evoking baroque moldings.

Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 Think: earrings with filigree and floral elements, and pearl details to reference the seaside.

Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 9 June 2022 Even in the hands of the greats, food scenes can seem less than central to a story, more filler or filigree than substance.

Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022 Memphis Minnie Jazz-nimble country-blues filigree and leads.

Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2022 With the chards, Sonoma offers gossamer texture and filigree.

Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Made from 14 karat gold, featuring 33 carats of VS diamonds with a gold filigree gallery, these are the first-ever diamond pieces in the Simone I. Smith Jewelry collection.

Emerald Elitou, Essence, 15 Feb. 2022 The quaint, colored cottages with lace-like filigree on their windows were largely abandoned.

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 Six colonial-style balconies were fashioned with wrought-iron filigree and hanging lights, and 24 decorative ceramic and copper pineapples punctuate the home’s exterior.

New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021

Verb

Two years and much ado later, Raghda serves lattes filigreed with milk art at a strip-mall coffee shop and Rafaa hosts community gatherings at an event space across the way.

Vivian Yee, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020 Another helpful move was using what Bugatti calls filigree side view mirrors, which let air pass through them.

Alex Davies, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2019 In contrast to the historic skyscraper’s filigreed crown of flying buttresses and pinnacles, the top of the new one would consist of curving glass walls extending beyond the building’s occupied floors.

Blair Kamin And Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 The Mulsanne is a large luxury superliner of Bentley refinement and filigree that work flawlessly as luxurious separators from the competition, mainly the Rolls-Royce Phantom and Mercedes-Maybach S600.

Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017 St. Petersburg is a museum city, its gold-filigreed heart pulsing with tsarist palaces, Baroque churches, and Art Nouveau mansions.

Sophie Pinkham, New Republic, 3 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

modification of French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin filum + granum grain — more at corn

First Known Use

Noun

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1831, in the meaning defined above

单词	filigrees
释义	filigree 1 of 2 noun fil·i·gree ˈfi-lə-ˌgrē 1 : ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces a headband decorated with silver filigree 2 a : ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design b : a pattern or design resembling such openwork a filigree of frost c : ornamentation, embellishment writings … heavy with late Victorian filigree Jack Beatty Illustration of filigree filigree 2a filigree 2 of 2 verb filigreed; filigreeing transitive verb : to adorn with or as if with filigree Did you know? Ornamental work formerly made with grains or beads is called filigree. It comes from an Italian word made from the Latin words for thread and grain. Today filigree is usually of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper, and is used chiefly to decorate gold and silver surfaces. Filigree can also apply to any ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design or to a pattern or design resembling such openwork. Example Sentences Noun a surface decorated with filigree and pearls Recent Examples on the Web Noun Crafted with amethysts, aquamarines, peridots, and morganites, these pieces feature a delicate yellow-gold filigree evoking baroque moldings. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 Think: earrings with filigree and floral elements, and pearl details to reference the seaside. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 9 June 2022 Even in the hands of the greats, food scenes can seem less than central to a story, more filler or filigree than substance. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022 Memphis Minnie Jazz-nimble country-blues filigree and leads. Matt Wake \| Mwake@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2022 With the chards, Sonoma offers gossamer texture and filigree. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Made from 14 karat gold, featuring 33 carats of VS diamonds with a gold filigree gallery, these are the first-ever diamond pieces in the Simone I. Smith Jewelry collection. Emerald Elitou, Essence, 15 Feb. 2022 The quaint, colored cottages with lace-like filigree on their windows were largely abandoned. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 Six colonial-style balconies were fashioned with wrought-iron filigree and hanging lights, and 24 decorative ceramic and copper pineapples punctuate the home’s exterior. New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021 Verb Two years and much ado later, Raghda serves lattes filigreed with milk art at a strip-mall coffee shop and Rafaa hosts community gatherings at an event space across the way. Vivian Yee, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020 Another helpful move was using what Bugatti calls filigree side view mirrors, which let air pass through them. Alex Davies, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2019 In contrast to the historic skyscraper’s filigreed crown of flying buttresses and pinnacles, the top of the new one would consist of curving glass walls extending beyond the building’s occupied floors. Blair Kamin And Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 The Mulsanne is a large luxury superliner of Bentley refinement and filigree that work flawlessly as luxurious separators from the competition, mainly the Rolls-Royce Phantom and Mercedes-Maybach S600. Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017 St. Petersburg is a museum city, its gold-filigreed heart pulsing with tsarist palaces, Baroque churches, and Art Nouveau mansions. Sophie Pinkham, New Republic, 3 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb modification of French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin filum + granum grain — more at corn First Known Use Noun 1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1831, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition filigree noun fil·i·gree ˈfi-lə-ˌgrē : decoration made of fine wire a jewelry box with gold filigree filigrees 1 of 2 noun plural of filigree as in ornamentations decoration that consists of delicate and complicated designs made of fine gold or silver wire a surface decorated with filigree and pearls Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ornamentations ornaments adornments embroideries glitters embellishments fineries frostings fripperies garnitures trims flourishes embellishers garnishes furbelows caparisons beautifiers bells and whistles flounces chichis doodads ruffles bric-a-brac apparels garnishments appliqués frills setoffs embossments enrichments enhancements improvements frou-frous emblazonries blazonries foofaraws froufrous figures patterns furnishings fal-lals gilts designs trappings fancyworks regalia bedizenments Antonyms & Near Antonyms scars blemishes blots disfigurements spots defacements stains See More filigrees 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of filigree as in ribbons Synonyms & Similar Words ribbons garlands furbelows frills swags embroiders feathers braids fringes flounces laces wreathes fillets figures appliqués jewels gems gilds pearls paints hangs diamonds bosses chases ornaments festoons brightens freshens traps impearls drapes smartens embellishes garnishes graces embosses adorns caparisons accessorizes decorates arrays decks trims redecorates redoes bedecks dresses beautifies dresses up enriches spruces (up) blazons tricks (out) bedizens emblazes glitzes (up) fancifies dolls up gussies up pretties (up) does up fancies up does Antonyms & Near Antonyms scars disfigures displays mars strips defaces spoils reveals blemishes streamlines simplifies denudes bares dismantles exposes uncovers divests uglifies See More
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