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& a. [A corruption of filigrane (q. v.).] A. As subst .: Ornamental work, executed in fine gold or silver wire, plaited and formed by soldering into the forms of delicate arabesques and flowers; having the minute beauty of lace in some carefully executed specimens. ( Fairholt .) B. As adj .: Pertaining to filigree; composed of work in filigree; resembling filigree. filigree-gla , s. Gla Manuf.: One of the kinds of ornamental gla for which Venice was formerly celebrated, the manufacture of which has been recently revived. Small filigree canes of white and colored enamels are drawn, whetted off the required lengths, arranged in clusters in a cylindrical mold of the required shape, and then fused together by heat. The canes are then aggregated by flint gla at a welding heat, and the ma twisted if a spiral ornament be desired. Vases or other objects are made of ornamental ma es of this gla , blown in the usual manner. fil-Ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [FILE (2), v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. The act of rubbing or cutting down, or polishing with a file. 2. ( Pl .): The fine fragments cut or rubbed off by the act of filing. filing-block, 8. A block of apple, pear, or box wood, gripped in the jaws of a vise, and having grooves of varying depth in which small rods, bars, or wires may be laid to be filed. filing-machine, s. 1. A machine used in the mint to reduce the weight of coin planchets, when above the standard. The pieces are laid parallel in a trough, and their edges rest upon a cylindrical file, whereby a portion of metal is removed, the pieces rotating as the work proceeds, in order that their circular shape may be preserved unimpaired. 2. A machine in which a file is mounted as a jigsaw; or to reciprocate in a manner similar to that of a file in the hands of a workman. filings-separator, s . A machine in which filings of iron and copper are separated by exposure to magnets, which are brought into contact with all the particles, and select, retain, and remove the iron particles from those of bra and copper, so that the latter may be used for re-melting. fil-1-pěn'-du-lous, a. [Lat. filum (gen it. fil i ) = a thread, and Eng. pendulous (q. v.).] 1. Ord. Lang.: Hanging or suspended by a thread. 2. Bot .: Seemingly suspended by or strung upon a thread; applied to tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, thread-like rootlets. Fil-1-pi-no, s. Same as PHILIPPINO (q. v.).