Defn: The relation of a son to a father; sonship; — the correlative of paternity. J. S. Mill.
FILIFEROUS
Fi*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. filum a thread + -ferous.]
Defn: Producing threads. Carpenter.
FILIFORM
Fil"i*form, a. Etym: [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.]
Defn: Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillæ of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennÆ.
FILIGRAIN; FILIGRANE
Fil"i*grain, Fil"i*grane, n. Etym: [Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana,
E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row,
and Grain, and cf. Filigree.]
Defn: Filigree. [Archaic]
With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane. Longfellow.
FILIGRANED
Fil"i*graned, a.
Defn: See Filigreed. [Archaic]
FILIGREE
Fil"i*gree, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. filigrane.]