champlevé enamel

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• champlevé — [shän lə vā′] adj. [Fr] designating or of a kind of enamel work in which furrows or hollows cut in a metal surface, usually copper, are filled with vitreous powders and then fired n. a champlevé enamel …   English World dictionary

• Champlevé — High quality Mosan 12th century armlet, somewhat damaged, so showing the carved recesses for the enamel Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved or cast… …   Wikipedia

• champlevé — /ʃæmpləˈvi/ (say shampluh vee) adjective 1. of or relating to an enamel piece or enamelling technique in which enamel is fused on to the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base. –noun (plural champlevés /ʃæmpləˈviz/ (say shampluh veez)) 2. a… …  

• champlevé — /shahonn leuh vay /, adj., n., pl. champlevés / vay , vayz /. adj. 1. of or pertaining to an enamel piece or enameling technique in which enamel is fused onto the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base. n. 2. an enamel piece made by the… …   Universalium

• champlevé — 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 cloisonne • champlevé noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• champlevé —    An engraved, etched, or otherwise grooved area on metal that is filled with enamel. Once fired, the enamel is polished down. (pr. shom pleh vay ) …   Glossary of Art Terms

• champlevé —    (shanh leu VAY) [French] In the decorative arts, the ancient process of cutting away or hollowing areas in a metal plate, and filling the hollows with enamel. An enamel object made by this method …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• champlevé — champ•le•vé [[t]ʃɑ̃ ləˈveɪ[/t]] adj. n. pl. vés [[t] ˈveɪ, ˈveɪz[/t]] 1) jew being or made by an enameling technique in which the enamel is fused onto incised or hollowed areas of a metal base 2) jew the technique itself • Etymology: 1855–60;… …   From formal English to slang

• champlevé —   n. & a. (enamel) bearing indentations filled with colour …   Dictionary of difficult words

• champleve — adjective (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired • Syn: ↑cloisonne • Similar to: ↑adorned, ↑decorated • Derivationally related forms: ↑cloisonne (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Vitreous enamel — In a discussion of material science, enamel (or vitreous enamel or porcelain enamel in U.S. English) is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows …   Wikipedia