I. |shäⁿlə|vā adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of champlever to engrave depressions in a smooth surface, from champ field, ground of an engraving (from Latin campus field) + lever to raise, remove — more at camp , lever
: having the metal ground engraved, cut out, or depressed and the resultant spaces filled in with enamel pastes and fired — used of enamel work; compare cloisonné
II. noun
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1. : a piece of champlevé enamel
2. : the art or process of making champlevé enamel : champlevé work