cloisonne as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
cloisonne
noun
1 cloisonne
Enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips.
Roget 557:
sculpture,
insculpture†;
carving
etc.
v.;
statuary.
high relief,
low relief,
bas relief [Fr.];
relief;
relieve;
bassorilievo†,
altorilievo†,
mezzorilievo†;
intaglio,
anaglyph†;
medal,
medallion;
cameo.
marble,
bronze,
terra cotta [Sp.],
papier-mache;
ceramic ware,
pottery,
porcelain,
china,
earthenware;
cloisonne,
enamel,
faience,
Laocoon,
satsuma.
statue,
etc.
(image)
554;
cast
etc.
(copy)
21;
glyptotheca†.
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adjective
1 cloisonne
for metals Having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired.
synonym: champleve.
Roget 847:
ornamented,
beautified
etc.
v.;
ornate,
rich,
gilt,
begilt†,
tesselated,
festooned;
champleve [Fr.],
cloisonne,
topiary.
smart,
gay,
trickly†,
flowery,
glittering;
new gilt,
new spangled;
fine as a Mayday queen,
fine as a fivepence†,
fine as a carrot fresh scraped;
pranked out,
bedight†,
well-groomed.
in full dress
etc.
(fashion)
852;
dressed to kill,
dressed to the nines,
dressed to advantage;
in Sunday best,
en grand tenue [Fr.],
en grande toilette [Fr.];
in best bib and tucker,
endimanche [Fr.].
showy,
flashy;
gaudy
etc.
(vulgar)
851;
garish,
gairish†;
gorgeous.
ornamental,
decorative;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23.
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