Filigree (Also Filagree) (noun)
fil-a-gri
Ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery.
Late 17th century (earlier as filigreen, filigrane): from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana (from Latin filum ‘thread’ + granum ‘seed’).
Example sentences
“Much of the leaf ha rotted away, leaving a fine silver filigree. ”
Now I understand better the title of Natasha Pulley’s fine book, “The Watchmaker of Filigree Street”. 🙂 Annarita, Rome.