EGLOMISE


Meaning of EGLOMISE in English

Variant: also églo · mi · sé

Pronunciation: ˌ ā -gl ə -( ˌ )m ē - ' z ā , ˌ e-; ' ā -gl ə -( ˌ )m ē - ˌ , ' e-

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, past participle of églomiser to decorate a glass panel by painting on its back, from Jean-Baptiste Glomy † 1786 French decorator

Date: 1877

: made of glass on the back of which is a painted picture that shows through

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.