cloisonné

[kloi-zuh-ney, klwa-zaw-ney]

noun

1. enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

adjective

1. pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné.

cloisonné

/ klwɑːˈzɒneɪ, klwazɔne /

noun

1. 1. a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge

   2. the method of doing this

adjective

1. of, relating to, or made by cloisonné

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloisonné¹

1860–65; < French, equivalent to cloison partition ( Old French < Vulgar Latin *clausiōn-, stem of *clausiō; Latin claus ( us ) closed ( clause, close ) + -iō -ion ) + -é < Latin -ātus -ate ¹

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

Related Words

• coating 
• glaze 
• lacquer 
• stain 
• varnish