cloisonné

adjective

cloi·​son·​né ˌklȯi-zə-ˈnā 

ˌklwä-

variants or less commonly cloisonne

: of, relating to, or being a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is applied and fired in raised cells (as of soldered wires) on a usually metal background compare champlevé

cloisonné noun

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of cloisonner to partition

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above