filigree

filigree
[ˈfɪlɪgriː]
(亦作 filagree)
noun
  1. [mass noun]ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery
    (尤指金、银)细丝饰品
    [as modifier]filigree silverwork.
    细工银饰。
    [count noun]intricate gold filigrees.
    工艺复杂的黄金细工饰品。
    ■a thing resembling such fine ornamental work
    细工饰品般的物件
    [as modifier]silver filigree foliage.
    细工饰品般的银叶饰。
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (earlier as filigreen, filigrane): from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana (from Latin filum 'thread' + granum 'seed')
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