Main Entry: plique–à–jour

Pronunciation: \ˌplēk-(ˌ)ä-ˈzhu̇r\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, literally, braid letting in daylight

Date: 1878

: a style of enameling in which usually transparent enamels are fused into the openings of a metal filigree to produce an effect suggestive of stained glass