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plique-à-jour

[ pleek-ah-zhoor; French plee-ka-zhoor ]

Fine Arts.
  1. an enameling technique in which unbacked wirework is filled with transparent enamel, resulting in a stained-glass effect.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plique-à-jour1

1875–80; < French: literally, braid that lets in the daylight

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