Filigree

fil′i-grē, n. a kind of ornamental metallic lacework of gold and silver, twisted into convoluted forms, united and partly consolidated by soldering—earlier forms, Fil′igrain , Fil′igrane .— adj. Fil′igreed , ornamented with filigree. [Fr. filigrane —It. filigrana —L. filum , thread, granum , a grain.]