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cloisonné

American  
[kloi-zuh-ney, klwa-zaw-ney] / ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ, klwa zɔˈneɪ /

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 British  
/ klwɑːˈzɒneɪ, klwazɔne /

noun

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

    2. the method of doing this

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or made by cloisonné

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Etymology

Origin of cloisonné

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

Vocabulary lists containing cloisonne

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Early Monday, Ye posted a photo showing cloisonné pins of his and Kardashian’s faces, with an alien face between them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2022

From dozens of business trips over the years, he gave me one gift: a cloisonné Japanese compact, an odd gift for a 10-year-old.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2021

Another mother story, not that anyone’s asking: a day long ago, summer of ’80 or thereabouts, Constance scrounging for spare change and possibly a cigarette in one of the cloisonné boxes in the living room.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2019

Take your tiki drink to go in the form of this too-cute enamel cloisonné pin made in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2018

Tables were crowded with porcelain, cloisonné and statues of gods.

From Kimono by Paris, John

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