cloisonné

/K L OY1 S AH0 N/

noun

1
(metalwork) A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked between raised ridges of the metal.
“Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree.”
2
(metalwork) Objects decorated by this technique collectively.
“The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.”

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