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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024champ•le•vé (shän lə vā′),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -vés (-vā′, -vāz′).USA pronunciation adj. - Jewelryof or pertaining to an enamel piece or enameling technique in which enamel is fused onto the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base.
n. - Jewelryan enamel piece made by the champlevé method.
- Jewelrythe technique used to produce champlevé enamels.
- French, past participle of champlever to lift (i.e., take out) a field (i.e., a flat part), make hollow places on the ground to be engraved; see camp1, lever
- 1855–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: champlevé French: /ʃɑ̃lve; English: ˌʃæmpləˈveɪ/ adj - of or relating to a process of enamelling by which grooves are cut into a metal base and filled with enamel colours
n - an object enamelled by this process
Etymology: 19th Century: from champ field (level surface) + levé raised |