filigree
Example Sentences
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They began opening up random doors to discover ornate ballrooms, marble clad hallways and wooden furniture with golden filigree.
From New York Times
Instead it feels theoretical, a filigreed representation of the classic trolley problem.
From New York Times
The lovers are carved in marble: Their perfect white forms perennially glimmer through the filigree of sun and foliage and water.
From New York Times
Yet the formed-paper mannequins are delicate as well, with open areas and tattered filigree through which light streams.
From Washington Post
Critics have called it a "colossal spectacle" with "arresting, filigreed and meaningful" designs and textures.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
