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CLOISONNE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cloisonne mean?
• CLOISONNE (noun)
The noun CLOISONNE has 1 sense:
1. enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
Familiarity information: CLOISONNE used as a noun is very rare.
• CLOISONNE (adjective)
The adjective CLOISONNE has 1 sense:
1. (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
Familiarity information: CLOISONNE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cloisonne" is a kind of...):
enamelware (cooking utensil of enameled iron)
Derivation:
cloisonne ((for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
Synonyms:
champleve; cloisonne
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Derivation:
cloisonne (enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips)
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