cloisonne Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
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adjective satellite (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
champleve.
WordNet
Cloi`son*né adjective
(Also<
- Cloisonne
- Cloisonné
)
Etymology
F., partitioned, fr.Definitions
Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from champlevé enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel. S. Wells Williams.