Main Entry:

champ·le·vé

Pronunciation:

\ˌshäⁿ-lə-ˈvā\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

French

Date:

1856

: of, relating to, or being a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is applied and fired in cells depressed (as by incising) into a metal background — compare cloisonn{eacute}

— champlevé noun