Cloisonne

[klwɑ:zɒŋ'nei]

Definition

(noun.) enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips.

Editor: Solomon--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from champleve enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel.

Edited by Ben