cloison

English

Etymology

From French cloison.

Noun

cloison (plural cloisons)

1. A partition, dividing fillet or band.

Derived terms

• cloisonless

 

Anagrams

• Consoli, scolion, solonic

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *clausiōnem, from Latin clausus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klwa.zɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

cloison f (plural cloisons)

1. partition, partition wall
2. (anatomy, botany) septum, partition
3. (nautical) bulkhead

Derived terms

• cloisonner (“to partition, compartmentalize”)

Related terms

• clore
• clos

Further reading

• “cloison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.