filigree [fil-i-gree] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
filigree [fil-i-gree]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ornamental art
Synonyms: fretwork, interlace, lacework, lattice, ornamentation, tracery
Main Entry: lace
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: netted material
Synonyms: appliqué, banding, border, crochet, edging, filigree, mesh, net, netting, openwork, ornament, tatting, threadwork, tissue, trim, trimming
Main Entry: lacy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: delicate, netlike
Synonyms: elegant, fancy, filigree, fine, frilly, gauzy, gossamer, lacelike, meshy, open, ornate, patterned, sheer, thin, transparent
Antonyms: heavy, thick
Example Sentences
  • Long tapers on every table and gold metal filigree wall sconces and chandeliers cast a soft glow.
  • There are no statues, no elaborate filigree and few images.
  • Squiggle lines everywhere giving a fussy, filigree effect.
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Main Entry: lattice
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mesh, trellis
Synonyms: filigree, frame, fretwork, grating, grid, grill, latticework, net, network, openwork, reticulation, screen, structure, tracery, web
Antonyms: solid
Main Entry: web
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: netting
Synonyms: cobweb, complexity, entanglement, fabric, fiber, filigree, gossamer, interconnection, interlacing, involvement, labyrinth, lacework, lattice, mat, matting, maze, mesh, meshwork, morass, net, network, plait, reticulation, screen, skein, snarl, tangle, texture, tissue, toil, trellis, warp, weave, webbing, weft, wicker, woof
Main Entry: unsubstantial
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lacking substance
Synonyms: aerial, diaphanous, ethereal, filigree, imaginary, inane, shadowy, unreal, visionary
Antonyms: undeniable, well-founded
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