A thin brass or golden wire used in ornamental work or jewelry, or a type of filigree decoration.
From Italian 'bagatino' or French 'bagatine,' related to light metalwork. The word refers to delicate metal work in jewelry and decorative arts.
Bagatine represents a lost craft tradition—before mass manufacturing, artisans created intricate jewelry using fine wire techniques that required years of training and produced objects of extraordinary delicacy.
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