Filigrane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Filigrain \Fil"i*grain\, Filigrane \Fil"i*grane\, n. [Sp.
     filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma
     thread + granum grain. See {File} a row, and {Grain}, and cf.
     {Filigree}.]
     Filigree. [Archaic]
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           With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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