cloisonne

See also: cloisonné

English

A Ming bowl decorated with cloisonne

Alternative forms

• cloisonné

Etymology

From French cloisonné (“partitioned”).

Noun

cloisonne (countable and uncountable, plural cloisonnes)

1. (metalwork, uncountable) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.

   Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree.

   Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.

2. (metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.

   The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.

Translations

technique

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 景泰藍／景泰蓝 (zh) (jǐngtàilán)

• Finnish: soluemalointi, cloisonné, cloisonnee
• Italian: cloisonné

collective noun for these objects

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 景泰藍瓷器 (jǐngtàilán cíqì)

• Finnish: soluemalityöt pl, cloisonnee

Anagrams

• close in on

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: cloisonnent, cloisonnes

Verb

cloisonne

1. inflection of cloisonner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative