cloisonne

pronunciation

How to pronounce cloisonne in British English: UK [klwɑ:'zɒneɪ]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
  • Adjective:
    (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired

Word Origin

cloisonne (adj.)
"divided into compartments," 1863, from French cloisonné, from cloison "a partition" (12c., in Old French, "enclosure"), from Provençal clausio, from Vulgar Latin *clausio, noun of action from past participle stem of claudere "to close, shut" (see clause).

Example

1. How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase ?
2. This is a chinese cloisonne bell .
3. Those beautiful round multi-coloured chinese cloisonne vases .
4. The process of cloisonne making is rather complicated , usually seven steps .
5. Cloisonne vases ! Many foreigners take a fancy to them .

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