English Explanatory Dictionary

cloisonne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
  2. Objects decorated by this technique collectively.

Word forms

cloisonne cloisonnes cloisonné

Etymology

From French cloisonné (“partitioned”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 景泰藍 /景泰蓝 Finnish: soluemalointi Finnish: cloisonné Finnish: cloisonnee Italian: cloisonné Polish: cloisonné
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