1. Delicate ornamental work made from fine gold, silver, or other metal wire, often forming intricate patterns.
Usage: Usually used in singular or plural form; refers to jewelry, decorative objects, or architectural details.
2. Any delicate, intricate, or ornamental design or pattern.
Usage: Figurative use; can describe visual patterns in nature, art, or design.

1. To decorate or embellish with filigree or a filigree-like pattern.
Usage: Third-person singular present or plural form of the verb 'filigree'.

Examples

• The jeweler crafted intricate filigrees from thin strands of gold.
• The antique brooch featured delicate filigrees that caught the light beautifully.
• Frost filigrees covered the windowpane on the cold winter morning.
• She filigrees the metal with a steady hand and years of practice.
• The architect designed filigrees into the ornamental ironwork of the gate.
• The lace pattern resembled fine filigrees woven by a master craftsman.
• He filigrees each piece individually, making no two designs exactly alike.