cloisonné

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

OriginFrench cloisonné →
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Meanings

nouncloisonné (countable and uncountable, plural cloisonnés)

plural cloisonnés

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of cloisonne.

    It was in the form of an equilateral triangle with the corners rounded and was made of blue cloisonné bordered in silver.

    The Ruined Map translated by E. Dale Saunders in 1969 from the Japanese by Kobo Abé in 1967

Origin

  1. Frenchcloisonné
  2. Frenchcloisonné
  3. Englishcloisonné

Borrowed from French cloisonné (“partitioned”).

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APA

cloisonné. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonn%C3%A9

MLA

“cloisonné.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonn%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloisonné,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonn%C3%A9.

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