[shahn-luh-vey] 
adjective, noun, plural -vés [-vey, -veyz] .| 1. | of or pertaining to an enamel piece or enameling technique in which enamel is fused onto the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base. |
| 2. | an enamel piece made by the champlevé method. |
| 3. | the technique used to produce champlevé enamels. |
| champ·le·vé (shäɴ-lə-vā') n. A technique of decorating metal in which areas that have been hollowed out, as by incising, are filled with colored enamel and fired. [French : champ, field (from Old French, from Latin campus) + levé, raised; see levee2.] champ'le·vé' adj. |
ləˈveɪ