cloisonne
See also: cloisonné
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French cloisonné (“partitioned”).
Noun
editcloisonne (countable and uncountable, plural cloisonnes)
- (metalwork, uncountable) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
- Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree.
- Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.
- (metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.
- The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.
Translations
edittechnique
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collective noun for these objects
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editPronunciation
editVerb
editcloisonne
- inflection of cloisonner:
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