CLOISONN÷

Meaning of CLOISONN÷ in English

n. & adj. --n. 1 an enamel finish produced by forming areas of different colours separated by strips of wire placed edgeways on a metal backing. 2 this process. --adj. (of enamel) made by this process. [F f. cloison compartment]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

CLOISONN — in the decorative arts, an enameling technique or any product of that technique, which consists of soldering to a metal …
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STAINED GLASS — in the arts, the coloured glass used for making decorative windows and other objects through which light passes. Stained glass …
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PLIQUE--JOUR — (French: open to light), in the decorative arts, technique producing translucent enamels held in an open framework made by soldering …
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METALWORK
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ENAMELWORK — technique of decoration whereby metal objects or surfaces are given a glasslike glaze that is fused onto the surface by …
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EN RSILLE — in the decorative arts, technique of enamelwork in which the design is incised on rock crystal or glass paste and …
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CHAMPLEV — in the decorative arts, an enameling technique or an object made by the champlev process, which consists of cutting away …
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