CLOISONNÉ


Meaning of CLOISONNÉ in English

/kloy'zeuh nay"/ ; Fr. /klwann zaw nay"/ , n.

1. enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

adj.

2. pertaining to, forming, or resembling cloisonné or the pattern of cloisonné.

[ 1860-65; cloison partition (OF clausion-, s. of * clausio; L claus ( us ) closed (see CLAUSE, CLOSE) + -io -ION) + -é -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .