champleve, cloisonne
(adjective) (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
cloisonne
(noun) enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cloisonne (countable and uncountable, plural cloisonnes)
(metalwork, uncountable) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked between raised ridges of the metal.
(metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cloi`son*né, a. Etym: [F., partitioned, fr. cloison a partition.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
