Meanings
plural cloisonnes · alternative cloisonné
- uncountableA decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.
1 more example
Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree.
- countableuncountableObjects decorated by this technique collectively.
The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchcloisonné“partitioned”
- Englishcloisonne
From French cloisonné (“partitioned”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 景泰藍瓷器, 景泰藍 /景泰蓝
- 景泰藍瓷器 (jǐngtàilán cíqì)collective noun for these objects
- 景泰藍 /景泰蓝 (jǐngtàilán)technique
Finnish soluemalityöt, cloisonnee
- soluemalityötcollective noun for these objects
- cloisonneecollective noun for these objects
- soluemalointitechnique
- cloisonnétechnique
- cloisonneetechnique
Italian cloisonné
- cloisonnétechnique
Polish cloisonné, cloisonné
- cloisonnécollective noun for these objects
- cloisonnétechnique
Cite this entry
cloisonne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonne
“cloisonne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonne. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloisonne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloisonne.
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