"French wire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French wires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} French wire (plural French wires)
  1. (jewelry) Fine wire of silver or other metal wound into a flexible coil, used for finishing beaded jewelry. Categories (topical): Jewelry Synonyms: French coil, gimp
    Sense id: en-French_wire-en-noun-SDul~wgv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: jewelry, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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