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English
Etymology
From French champlevé (“engraved”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
champlevé (not comparable)
- (art) 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)
- A piece of enamel of this kind.
- The process of making enamel of this kind.
French
Adjective
champlevé (feminine champlevée, masculine plural champlevés, feminine plural champlevées)
- champlevé
Noun
champlevé m (plural champlevés)
- champlevé
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