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cloisonné

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cloi⋅son⋅né

[kloi-zuh-ney; Fr. klwa-zaw-ney]
–noun
1. enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.
–adjective
2. pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné.

Origin:
1860–65; < F, equiv. to cloison partition (OF < VL *clausiōn-, s. of *clausiō; L claus(us) closed (see clause, close ) + -iō -ion ) + < L -ātus -ate 1
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cloi·son·né   (kloi'zə-nā', klə-wä'zə-)   


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n.  
  1. Decorative enamelwork in which metal filaments are fused to the surface of an object to outline a design that is filled in with enamel paste.

  2. The art or process of producing such enamelwork.


[French, past participle of cloisonner, to partition, from Old French cloison, partition, from Vulgar Latin *clausiō, clausiōn-, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close, lock.]
cloi·son·né' adj.
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