What is the meaning of Champleve?

  • (a.) Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enameled; 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 afterward fired; also, designating the process of making such enamel work.
  • (n.) A piece of champleve enamel; also, the process or art of making such enamel work; champleve work.
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APAWebster's. (2011). champleve. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/champleve/definitions/1986193
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HarvardWebster's 2011, champleve, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/champleve/definitions/1986193>.
MLAWebster's. "champleve" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/champleve/definitions/1986193>
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