filigrane

See also: filigrané

English

Alternative forms

• filigrain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlɪɡɹeɪn/

Noun

filigrane (countable and uncountable, plural filigranes)

1. (obsolete) filigree
   • 1850, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuillè:

     With her head […] touches the crown of filigrane.

References

• “filigrane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian filigrana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.li.ɡʁan/

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Noun

filigrane m (plural filigranes)

1. watermark (translucent design impressed on paper)
2. filigree

Descendants

• → English: filigree

Verb

filigrane

1. inflection of filigraner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “filigrane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• infligera

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

filigrane

1. inflection of filigran:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Noun

filigrane f

1. plural of filigrana

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [filiˈɡrane]

Noun

filigrane n

1. indefinite plural of filigran