The meaning of Filigree

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

noun

A state of anxiety.

Usage examples:

Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

noun

Ornamental design in wood, typically openwork, done with a fretsaw.

Usage examples:

He is now ready to produce works of art, fretwork, toys, or special assignments.

noun

Decorative open patterns especially cut out of wood or metal or made in embroidery

noun

Ornamental work in metal with interlacing strips forming a lattice.

Usage examples:

Round deep windows covered with iron grillwork

noun

A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.

Usage examples:

A dress trimmed in white lace

verb

Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.

Usage examples:

He put the shoes on and laced them up

noun

A decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them

Usage examples:

A lace curtain/handkerchief, your laces are untied., she laced her boots.

noun

Fabric or decorative items made of lace.

Usage examples:

Beautiful intricate lacework

noun

A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.

Usage examples:

Honeysuckle was growing up a lattice round the door

noun

A structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between

noun

Interlacing strips of wood, metal, or other material forming a lattice.

Usage examples:

The cottages were covered with trellises and rustic latticework

noun

A structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between

noun

Decoration consisting of spiral lines or patterns, especially as cut by a scroll saw.

Usage examples:

I would like at this point to call attention to a couple of blacksmiths from whom i have learned a …

noun

Ornamental stone openwork, typically in the upper part of a gothic window.

Usage examples:

The rose designs were divided by tracery

noun

Work done in or with wire; material or articles made of wire; (also) a structure made of wire, especially in the form of a mesh or grid. formerly also: †the making of wire (obsolete).

noun

In plural. chiefly with singular agreement. an establishment where wire is made or (less commonly) where wire goods are manufactured.

noun

A balancing act or feat performed on a tightly stretched wire suspended above the ground; the art of doing this; tightrope walking.