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champlevé

/ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/

champlevé adjective: 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.

Adjective

champlevé (not comparable)

  1. 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.

Noun

champlevé (countable and uncountable, plural champlevés)

  1. A piece of enamel of this kind.
  2. The process of making enamel of this kind.

Forms of champlevé

pluralchamplevés

Origin of champlevé

From French champlevé (“engraved”).

Questions about champlevé

What does champlevé mean?
Champlevé means 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.
What part of speech is champlevé?
Champlevé can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce champlevé?
Champlevé is pronounced /ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/.

Words near champlevé in the dictionary

  1. Champlain Sea
  2. Champlain Valley
  3. Champlains
  4. Champlan
  5. Champlanian
  6. champlevé
  7. champlevés
  8. Champlin
  9. Champlins
  10. Champness
  11. Champney

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