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‖a. [ F., p. p. of champlever to engrave. See 3d Champ, Camp, Lever a bar. ] (Art) 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 champlevé enamel; also, the process or art of making such enamel work; champlevé work. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]