filigree
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The first weeks of his second term, he put another piece of gold filigree above the door, and then it was between the paintings.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Its wheels’ gold rims, capped with smiley faces, are emblazoned with the platitude “Where Dreams Are Made,” while the whole thing is ornamented with piped-icing filigree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The heart of the track is his crystalline vocal, which carries over his steady piano work, with a few splashes of filigree on the bridge.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
Your eye is drawn to the dazzling, filigree lace around the neck of the young woman.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
The snow has melted, leaving a dirty filigree, the wind is blowing around the grit left over from winter, the crocuses are pushing up through the mud of the desolate smashed-down lawns.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing filigree
Beowulf
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