FILIGRANES

Noun

filigranes

plural of filigrane

Source: Wiktionary


FILIGRANE

Fil"i*grain, Fil"i*grane, n. Etym: [Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row, and Grain, and cf. Filigree.]

Definition: Filigree. [Archaic] With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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