To decorate glass by painting or gilding on its reverse side, a technique creating a protective and beautiful effect.
From French églomisé, named after a Parisian craftsman named Glomi who perfected the technique in the 18th century; the 'é' prefix indicates the passive past. The word is literally 'Glomi-fied.'
Eglomisé boxes became all the rage in Victorian parlors because the back-painting meant the image was literally inside the glass—protected forever, never fading, never getting dusty—18th-century lamination.
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