Associations to the word «Champleve»
Noun
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Wiktionary
CHAMPLEVÉ, adjective. (arts) Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enamelled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are then fired.
CHAMPLEVÉ, noun. A piece of enamel of this kind.
CHAMPLEVÉ, noun. The process of making enamel of this kind.
Dictionary definition
CHAMPLEVE, adjective. (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired.
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