Cloisonne

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(metalwork) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked between raised ridges of the metal.

"Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree."

2.noun(metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.

"The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne."

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