FILIGREE

I. noun see: corn Date: 1693 ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces, 2. ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design, a pattern or design resembling such openwork , ornamentation , embellishment , II. transitive verb (~d; ~ing) Date: 1831 to adorn with or as if with ~