Definition
Ornamental work made of fine gold or silver wire arranged in delicate patterns, also spelled 'filigree'.
Etymology
From French 'filigrane' (derived from Latin 'filum' meaning thread and 'granum' meaning grain), describing the technique of creating fine wire decorations.
Kelly Says
Filigree work is so incredibly delicate that master jewelers spend years learning it—some pieces use wire thinner than human hair, twisted and soldered by hand into intricate patterns worth thousands of dollars.
Translations
ARالعربية
فِلِغرَان
filighrān
BNবাংলা
ফিলিগ্রান
philigrān
CACatalà
filigrana
fee-lee-GRAH-nah
CSČeština
filigrán
fee-lee-GRAHN
DADansk
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
DEDeutsch
Filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
ELΕλληνικά
φιλigrάνι
fee-lee-GRAH-nee
ESEspañol
filigrana
fee-lee-GRAH-nah
FISuomi
filigrani
fee-lee-GRAH-nee
FRFrançais
filigrane
fee-lee-GRAH-nay
HAHA
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
HEעברית
פיליגרן
pee-lee-GRAHN
HIहिन्दी
फिलिग्रान
philigrān
HUMagyar
filigrán
fee-lee-GRAHN
IDBahasa Indonesia
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
IGIG
filigrani
fee-lee-GRAH-nee
ITItaliano
filigrana
fee-lee-GRAH-nah
KKKK
филигрань
fee-lee-GRAHN
KMKM
ហ្វីលីហ្គ្រាន
filigrān
MSBahasa Melayu
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
MYမြန်မာ
ဖိလစ်ဂရန်
hpilacit gran
NLNederlands
filigrain
fee-lee-GRAHN
NONorsk
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
PLPolski
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
PTPortuguês
filigrana
fee-lee-GRAH-nah
RORomână
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
RUРусский
филигрань
fee-lee-GRAHN
SVSvenska
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
SWKiswahili
filigrani
fee-lee-GRAH-nee
TEతెలుగు
ఫిలిగ్రాన్
philigrān
THไทย
ลายดอกไม้
laai dohk mai
TLTL
filigrana
fee-lee-GRAH-nah
TRTürkçe
filigran
fee-lee-GRAHN
UKУкраїнська
філігрань
fee-lee-GRAHN
URاردو
فِلِغرَان
filighrān
VITiếng Việt
hoa chỉ
hwah jee
YOYO
filiigrani
fee-lee-GRAH-nee
ZUZU
ifiligrani
ee-fee-lee-GRAH-nee