cloisonné

cloisonné

cloi·son·né

C0414200 (kloi′zə-nā′, klə-wä′zə-)n.1. Decorative enamelwork in which metal filaments are fused to the surface of an object to outline a design that is filled in with enamel paste.2. The art or process of producing such enamelwork.

[French, past participle of cloisonner, to partition, from Old French cloison, partition, from Vulgar Latin *clausiō, clausiōn-, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close, lock.]

cloi·son·né′ adj.

cloisonné

(klwɑːˈzɒneɪ; French klwazɔne) n (Art Terms) a. a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edgeb. the method of doing thisadj (Art Terms) of, relating to, or made by cloisonné[C19: from French, from cloisonner to divide into compartments, from cloison partition, ultimately from Latin claudere to close²]

cloi•son•né

(ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ; Fr. klwa zɔˈneɪ)

n. enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands. [1860–65; < French, derivative of cloison partition < Vulgar Latin *clausiō < Latin claudere to close]

Thesaurus

Noun

cloisonne - enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal stripsenamelware - cooking utensil of enameled iron

Adj.

1.cloisonne - (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and firedchampleveadorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

cloisonné

(kloizənā`, –sənā`), method of enamel decoration of metal surfaces, such as vases and jewel boxes. Metal filaments (which form the cloisons or separating elements) are attached at right angles to the surface outlining the design to be used. These miniature compartments are filled with colored enamel in paste form, and the object is then heated in order to fuse the enamel to the surface and develop its transparency and permanent colors. When finished, the enamel and cloisons are closely joined in a smooth, even surface showing the pattern in various colors defined by the metal partitions which prevented their fusing with one another. Probably invented in the Middle East, cloisonné has been highly perfected by the Chinese, the Japanese, and the French.

cloisonne

A surface decoration in which differently colored enamels or glazes are separated by fillets applied to the design outline. For porcelain enamel, the fillets are wire secured to the metal body; for tile and pottery, the fillets are made of ceramic paste, squeezed through a small-diameter orifice.