cloisonné

[ kloi-zuh-ney; French klwa-zaw-ney ]

/ ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ; French klwa zɔˈneɪ /

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noun

enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

adjective

pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné.

Origin of cloisonné

1860–65; <French, equivalent to cloison partition (Old French <Vulgar Latin *clausiōn-, stem of *clausiō;Latin claus(us) closed (see clause, close) + -iō-ion) + -é<Latin -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby cloisonné

clofibrate, clog, clog dance, clogger, cloggy, cloisonné, cloister, cloistered, cloistered vault, cloister garth, cloistral

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Example sentences from the Web for cloisonné

And nothing, in my judgment, more clearly exhibits this union of taste and skill than the Cloisonne work.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan
There were many flowers in the room—some in Cloisonne vases, others in gimcrack vessels such as are bought at country fairs.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke
They continued along one of the lower galleries of this cloisonne factory, and came to a little bridge that spanned a vault.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for cloisonné

cloisonné

/ (klwɑːˈzɒneɪ, French klwazɔne) /

noun

a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
the method of doing this

adjective

of, relating to, or made by cloisonné

Word Origin for cloisonné

C19: from French, from cloisonner to divide into compartments, from cloison partition, ultimately from Latin claudere to close ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cloisonné
释义	cloisonné [ kloi-zuh-ney; French klwa-zaw-ney ] / ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ; French klwa zɔˈneɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cloisonné ON THESAURUS.COM noun enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground. adjective pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné. Origin of cloisonné 1860–65; <French, equivalent to cloison partition (Old French <Vulgar Latin clausiōn-, stem of clausiō;Latin claus(us) closed (see clause, close) + -iō-ion) + -é<Latin -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby cloisonné clofibrate, clog, clog dance, clogger, cloggy, cloisonné, cloister, cloistered, cloistered vault, cloister garth, cloistral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cloisonné And nothing, in my judgment, more clearly exhibits this union of taste and skill than the Cloisonne work. The Old World and Its Ways\|William Jennings Bryan There were many flowers in the room—some in Cloisonne vases, others in gimcrack vessels such as are bought at country fairs. Simon the Jester\|William J. Locke They continued along one of the lower galleries of this cloisonne factory, and came to a little bridge that spanned a vault. When the Sleeper Wakes\|Herbert George Wells British Dictionary definitions for cloisonné cloisonné / (klwɑːˈzɒneɪ, French klwazɔne) / noun a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge the method of doing this adjective of, relating to, or made by cloisonné Word Origin for cloisonné C19: from French, from cloisonner to divide into compartments, from cloison partition, ultimately from Latin claudere to close ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cloisonné glaze, varnish, lacquer, stain, coating, finish, gloss, polish, veneer, topcoat, japan
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cloisonné

noun

adjective

Origin of cloisonné

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British Dictionary definitions for cloisonné

noun

adjective

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