filigree vs tangle

filigree

noun
  • A design resembling such intricate ornamentation. 

  • A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire. 

verb
  • To decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire. 

tangle

noun
  • A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns. 

  • Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria. 

  • An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. 

  • A complicated or confused state or condition. 

  • A tangled twisted mass. 

  • A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease. 

  • Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person. 

  • A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times. 

  • An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea. 

verb
  • To mix together or intertwine. 

  • To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. 

  • To catch and hold. 

  • To become mixed together or intertwined. 

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