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CLOISONNE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cloisonne" is a kind of...):

enamelware (cooking utensil of enameled iron)

Derivation:

cloisonne ((for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired

Synonyms:

champleve; cloisonne

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

Derivation:

cloisonne (enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips)

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