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Definitions for cloisonné
ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ; Fr. klwa zɔˈneɪcloi·sonné
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Princeton's WordNet
cloisonneadjective
enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
champleve, cloisonneadjective
(for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
Wiktionary
cloisonnenoun
A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked between raised ridges of the metal.
cloisonnenoun
Objects decorated by this technique collectively.
The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.
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Cloisonné
Cloisonné (French pronunciation: [klwazɔne]) is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, and inlays of cut gemstones, glass and other materials were also used during older periods. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments (cloisons in French) to the metal object by soldering or affixing silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln. In antiquity, the cloisonné technique was mostly used for jewellery and small fittings for clothes, weapons or similar small objects decorated with geometric or schematic designs, with thick cloison walls. In the Byzantine Empire techniques using thinner wires were developed to allow more pictorial images to be produced, mostly used for religious images and jewellery, and by then always using enamel. By the 14th century this enamel technique had spread to China, where it was soon used for much larger vessels such as bowls and vases; the technique remains common in China to the present day, and cloisonné enamel objects using Chinese-derived styles were produced in the West from the 18th century.
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cloisonne
Cloisonné is a specific form of enamel work, in which thin strips of metal are used to create compartments (cloisons in French) on a metal object, which are then filled with vitreous enamel or sometimes with cut gemstones, glass or other decorative materials. The object is then fired, ground smooth, and polished. The technique is commonly used in jewelry and decorative art.
Webster Dictionary
Cloisonneadjective
inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from champleve enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel
Etymology: [F., partitioned, fr. cloison a partition.]
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Cloisonné
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, in recent centuries using vitreous enamel, and in older periods also inlays of cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the metal object by soldering or adhering silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln. The technique was in ancient times mostly used for jewellery and small fittings for clothes, weapons or similar small objects decorated with geometric or schematic designs, with thick cloison walls. In the Byzantine Empire techniques using thinner wires were developed to allow more pictorial images to be produced, mostly used for religious images and jewellery, and by then always using enamel. By the 14th century this enamel technique had spread to China, where it was soon used for much larger vessels such as bowls and vases; the technique remains common in China to the present day, and cloisonné enamel objects using Chinese-derived styles were produced in the West from the 18th century.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cloisonné in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of cloisonné in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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