Filigree refers to delicate and intricate patterns made of fine metal wires, often used in jewelry or decorative objects. It involves precise and skillful craftsmanship to create detailed designs. Full definition
«Presidio: In the Sand Hills Looking West with ATV Tracks & Cell Tower» (2012)-- the most recent painting at Cuningham and one of Downes's starkest — recalls Adams's 1978 photo of a quarried mesa, where sunlight animates barren land with delicate filigrees of vehicle tracks. (brooklynrail.org)
The drive follows a road that leaves Almaty passing first the last few wooden houses in the city with original snowboards decorated with filigree patterns, and then through numerous small auls or tiny villages where the most people earn their living from growing and drying tobacco. (thetravelmagazine.net)