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cloisonne

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cloi·son·né  (kloiz-n, kl-wäz-)
n.
1. Decorative enamelwork in which metal filaments are fused to the surface of an object to outline a design that is filled in with enamel paste.
2. The art or process of producing such enamelwork.
[French, past participle of cloisonner, to partition, from Old French cloison, partition, from Vulgar Latin *clausi, clausin-, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close, lock.]
cloi·son·né adj.
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cloisonné
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Noun1.cloisonnecloisonne - enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
enamelware - cooking utensil of enameled iron
Adj.1.cloisonne - (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
champleve
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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