PLIQUE-À-JOUR


Meaning of PLIQUE-À-JOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌplēk-(ˌ)ä-ˈzhu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, braid letting in daylight

Date: 1878

: a style of enameling in which usually transparent enamels are fused into the openings of a metal filigree to produce an effect suggestive of stained glass

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