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''cloisonne'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260130210911-00-⌔
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cloisonne (countable and uncountable, plural cloisonnes)
- (metalwork, uncountable) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
- ✤ * Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree.*
- ✤ Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.
- (metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.
- ✤ The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.
Etymology
From French cloisonné (“partitioned”).
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