English Explanatory Dictionary

champlevé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enamelled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are then fired.
noun
  1. A piece of enamel of this kind.
  2. The process of making enamel of this kind.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/

Word forms

champlevé champlevés

Etymology

From French champlevé (“engraved”).

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