/shahonn leuh vay"/ , adj., n., pl. champlevés /-vay", -vayz"/ .
adj.
1. of or pertaining to an enamel piece or enameling technique in which enamel is fused onto the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base.
n.
2. an enamel piece made by the champlevé method.
3. the technique used to produce champlevé enamels.
[ 1855-60; champlever to lift (i.e., take out) a field (i.e., a flat part), make hollow places on the ground to be engraved; see CAMP 1 , LEVER ]