2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cloisonn'e \Cloi`son*n['e]\, a. [F., partitioned, fr. cloison a partition.] Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from {champlev['e]} enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel. --S. Wells Williams. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cloisonne adj : (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired [syn: {champleve}] n : enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
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