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Cloisonne

noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal. uncountable

    "Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree."

  2. 2
    enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips wordnet
  3. 3
    Objects decorated by this technique collectively. countable, uncountable

    "The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne."

Etymology

From French cloisonné (“partitioned”).

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