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cloisonné

[ kloi-zuh-ney; French 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. 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

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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 ) + < Latin -ātus -ate 1

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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

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Example Sentences

That cloisonné jar over by the fireplace is worth two hundred pounds alone.

On a grand piano in a corner of the room stood two tall cloisonné vases of almost inestimable value.

Below it stood an immense Cloisonné vase, about the neck of which was tied a scarlet silk stocking.

One morning we devoted to visiting two cloisonné studios and some curio shops.

A further development probably also due to West Asian influence was that of cloisonné technique in China in this period.

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