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cloisonné Definition

cloi·sonné (klo̵i′zə nā; Fr klwȧ zō̂ nā)

adjective

designating or of a kind of enamel work in which the surface decoration is set in hollows formed by thin strips of wire welded to a metal plate

Etymology: Fr, lit., partitioned < cloison, partition < VL *clausio < L clausus: see close

noun

cloisonné enamel

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