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Filigrain

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filigranenoun(obsolete) filigree
filigreenoun(chiefly jewelry) A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
filatorynoun(obsolete) A machine for forming threads.
frillworknoun(architecture) Ornamentation on a building or other structure resembling a row of frills.
filletnounA thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
guillochénounAlternative form of guilloche (“pattern”). [A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.]
filletsternounAlternative form of fillister (“plane for making a rabbet”). [(architecture) A rabbet/rebate for holding a sash window]
parfilagenounThe unravelling of woven fabrics, to save gold or silver threads.
filamentnounA fine thread or wire.
frillernounA person or machine that creates frills.
filisternounAlternative form of fillister. [(architecture) A rabbet/rebate for holding a sash window]
flutenoun(music) A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
strianounA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
filletingnounFillets collectively.
quillingnounA form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
guillochenounA fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
nifflernounA raddle (instrument used by weavers).
purfilenoun(obsolete) A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; bobbinwork.
flutingnoun(architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
filosellenounA soft silk embroidery thread

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