Meanings
adverben creux (not comparable)
- not comparableartsIn intaglio; by sinking or hollowing out the design.
Origin
- Frenchen creux
- Englishen creux
Learned borrowing from French en creux.
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APA
en creux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20creux
MLA
“en creux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20creux. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “en creux,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20creux.
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