FILIGREE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
make filigree, as with a precious metal
Categories: Craft
📖 Fun Facts About Filigree
- • Filigree metalwork used microscopic twisting and soldering techniques to make intricate jewelry long before microscopes existed.
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "filigree" comes from Latin fīlum. It started in Italian filigrana. Then it appeared in French filigrane.
🧩 Fun Fact
Church Latin preserved classical vocabulary and spread it through religious texts worldwide.