"divided into compartments," 1863, from French cloisonné, from cloison "a partition" (12c., in Old French, "enclosure"), from Provençal clausio, from Vulgar Latin *clausi [..]

From the French cloison meaning "partition" or "compartment." An elegant style of book cover produced by Italian and Greek craftsmen of the 11th century in which an ornamental desi [..]

(n) enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips(adj) (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired

This technique dates back to the Byzantine Empire. It is a multi-step process requiring skill, dexterity and patience.

(French: partitioned) A technique dating from the 6th century AD, in which the various colours are separated by metal wire or strips soldered to the plaque.

Cloisonné is a type of enamelwork that incorporates thin metal strips soldered onto a metal plate in a specific pattern or motif. The outlined design is filled with enamel paste and fired, creating a colorful decorative design.

(French) – Occasionally called ‘cell enamelling.’ The technique of decoration by enamelling in which a design is outlined on a metal plate with bent wire or metal strips of rectangular-section wire th [..]

Referring both to a method and a style, these word describe the method, cloisonne, which is metal-decorating whereby the colored areas are separated by flattened wire or metal strips and are then fill [..]

A process involving the affixing wires to a metal surface to form a design, and then filling those areas with different colored enamels.

Product in which a colored paste, made from ground glass, is applied to recessed areas, then fired at 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit and polished by stone and pumice to achieve brilliant color. Since gullies and ridges separate each individual color, fine lines between colors are difficult to achieve.

A process involving the affixing wires to a metal surface to form a design, and then filling those areas with different coloured vitreous enamel and inlays of gemstones and glass. Cloisonné is a Frenc [..]

A type of enamelling in which compartments separated by thin strips of metal are filled with powdered glass prior to firing.

Enamel work in which colors are separated by strips of wire or metal on a backing material.