CLOISONNE

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

Etymology

Noun

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

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