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cloisonné
[ kloi-zuh-ney; French klwa-zaw-ney ]
noun
- enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.
adjective
- pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné.
cloisonné
/ klwɑːˈzɒneɪ; klwazɔne /
noun
- a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
- the method of doing this
adjective
- of, relating to, or made by cloisonné
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cloisonné1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cloisonné1
C19: from French, from cloisonner to divide into compartments, from cloison partition, ultimately from Latin claudere to close ²
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Example Sentences
That cloisonné jar over by the fireplace is worth two hundred pounds alone.
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On a grand piano in a corner of the room stood two tall cloisonné vases of almost inestimable value.
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Below it stood an immense Cloisonné vase, about the neck of which was tied a scarlet silk stocking.
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One morning we devoted to visiting two cloisonné studios and some curio shops.
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A further development probably also due to West Asian influence was that of cloisonné technique in China in this period.
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