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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fil·i·gree /ˈfɪləˌgri/
 金銀絲細工;細線細工

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fil·i·gree n.  Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fil·i·gree, a. Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative.
    You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.   --J. C. Shairp.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 filigree
      n : delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or
          silver or other fine twisted wire) [syn: filagree, fillagree]