Synonyms for cloisonné
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kloi-zuh-ney; French klwa-zaw-ney |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌklɔɪ zəˈneɪ; French klwa zɔˈneɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for cloisonné Other synonyms for the word cloisonné
Définition of cloisonné
Origin :- "divided into compartments," 1863, from French cloisonné, from cloison "a partition" (12c., in Old French, "enclosure"), from Provençal clausio, from Vulgar Latin *clausio, noun of action from past participle stem of claudere "to close, shut" (see clause).
- As in enamel : noun paint, often shiny
- And nothing, in my judgment, more clearly exhibits this union of taste and skill than the Cloisonne work.
- Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan
- They continued along one of the lower galleries of this cloisonne factory, and came to a little bridge that spanned a vault.
- Extract from : « When the Sleeper Wakes » by Herbert George Wells
- There were many flowers in the room—some in Cloisonne vases, others in gimcrack vessels such as are bought at country fairs.
- Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke
Antonyms for cloisonné
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