Fil"i*gree (?), n. [Corrupted fr. filigrane.] Ornamental work, formerly
with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly
in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being
arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque
pattern.
Fil"i*gree, a. Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in
filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely
decorative.
You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.
J. C. Shairp.
Fil"i*greed (?), a. Adorned with filigree. Tatler.
Fil"ing (?), n. A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing;
as, iron filings.
Fil`i*pen"du*lous (?; 135), a. [L. filum a thread + pendulus hanging,
fr. pend&?;re to hang.] (Bot.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread;
-- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of
slender, threadlike rootlets.
Fill (?), n. [See Thill.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
Mortimer.
Fill horse, a thill horse. Shak.
Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] [OE.
fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G.
f¸llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full,
a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or
contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy
the whole capacity of.
The rain also filleth the pools.
Ps. lxxxiv. 6.
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they
filled them up to the brim.
John ii. 7.
2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is
desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.
And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill
the waters in the seas.
Gen. i. 22.
The Syrians filled the country.