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enamel

[ ih-nam-uhl ]

noun

  1. a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
  2. any of various varnishes, paints, coatings, etc., drying to a hard, glossy finish.
  3. any enamellike surface with a bright luster.
  4. an artistic work executed in enamel.
  5. Dentistry. the hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth, containing only a slight amount of organic substance.


verb (used with object)

enameled, enameling or (especially British) enamelled, enamelling.
  1. to inlay or overlay with enamel.
  2. to form an enamellike surface upon:

    to enamel cardboard.

  3. to decorate as with enamel; variegate with colors.

enamel

/ ɪˈæə /

noun

  1. a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
  2. an article or articles ornamented with enamel
  3. an enamel-like paint or varnish
  4. any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel
  5. another word for nail polish
  6. the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
  7. modifier
    1. decorated or covered with enamel

      an enamel ring

    2. made with enamel

      enamel paste

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel
  2. to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
  3. to portray in enamel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

enamel

/ ĭ-ăə /

  1. The hard, translucent substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth in mammals. Enamel is the hardest substance in the body, and consists mostly of calcium salts.

enamel

  1. The hard, white substance that covers the crown of a tooth .
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Derived Forms

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Բı· especially British, ·Բı· noun
  • ·Բı· especially British, ·Բı· noun
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  • ܲe·Բı adjective
  • ܲe·Բı adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enamel1

1275–1325; Middle English enamelen < Anglo-French enameler, enamailler, equivalent to en- en- 1 + -amaler, derivative of asmal, esmal enamel, Old French esmail ( -al taken as the suffix -ail ) < Old Low Franconian *smalt- something melted, cognate with German Schmalz fat; akin to smelt 1; smalto
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enamel1

C15: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt 1
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At their Hollywood conclave, clad in silk ties and enamel state pins, the people’s lawyers traded inside jokes and warm embraces, even as they prepared to face an existential threat.

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Then they repaired some of the tiles that had lost their enamel and gold leaf, making them look like black spots from down below.

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He works mainly in acrylics mixed with spray paint and enamels for his paintings and murals.

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There are many marvelous loans, not least the so-called Spitzer Cross from the Cleveland Museum of Art, a famous and exquisitely refined 12th century Limoges enamel.

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L.A. artist and landscape designer Bianca D’Amico’s clever enamel pin perfectly captures Southern California’s love for our local wildflowers along with our concern about not destroying those flowers with too much love.

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