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Image:Cloisonneming.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Ming bowl decorated with cloisonne
Alternative spellings
cloisonné
Etymology
From French.
Adjective
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- exemplary|Exemplary of, decorated by, or evocative of cloisonne work.
#:Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.
Noun
en-noun|cloisonne
- context|metalwork|uncountable 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.
- context|metalwork An example of such decorative art, or an object decorated by it.
#:''The museum had a fine collection of medieval Italian cloisonne.
Dictionary notes
Collins Word Exchange and MSN Encarta Dictionary list only the spelling �cloisonné�.
Merriam-Webster Online lists both spelling alternatives in the order: �cloisonné�, �cloisonne�.
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