English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van filigraan is ornamentele werk, veral van fyn draad van goud, silwer of koper, gevorm in delikate tracery of kantagtige patrone. Dit kan ook verwys na enige delikate of ingewikkelde versiering of versiering.

Sentence Examples

  1. His auburn hair was artfully tousled, and though he wore black like the rest of the orchestra, there was fine gold filigree that lined the seams of his clothing.
  2. Intricate gem work featuring black opals, black hematite, and silver filigree adorned the elding hilt.
  3. Silver filigree and black opals, the largest of which was a pommel, encrusted a black elding steel hilt.
  4. Rather than riveted bronze armor, his was made of polished brass, covered with ornate filigree and etched designs.
  5. It swept across his back like filigree wings emanating from his spine, arching over his shoulder blades in a graceful fall that reached below his waist.
  6. Inspecting every detail, admiring the diamonds, emeralds, and gold filigree.
  7. Enclosing it was a delicate, filigree cage, also made of glass, but gilded to look like metal.
  8. Resting in the center was a small, cylindrical vial encased in silver filigree that had grown tarnished with age.