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enamelling, enameling, vbl. n.|ɛˈnæməlɪŋ|
Also 6 Sc. enamelyne.
[f. enamel v. + -ing1.]
1. a. The action or process of covering or adorning with enamel. b. concr. A covering or ornamentation of enamel. Also attrib.
enamelling-furnace, a furnace for fusing the coating of enamel on earthenware, glass, etc. enamelling-lamp, a lamp with blowpipe attached for ornamenting glass with enamel.
c1449Pecock Repr. 127 Thei schulden leie rather blew enameling than reed or whijt. 1550Lyndesay Sqr. Meldram 123 Wks. 1879 I. 163 Of gold [was] ane garland of her heid Decorit with enamelyne. 1652Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 286, I went to one Mark Antonio, an incomparable artist in enamelling. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 382/1 An Enamelling point..is for the ordering and setling Ammell..in its place. 1729Sir J. Clerk in Bibl. Topogr. Brit. III. 258 A sort of enamelling on the gold socket. c1760Ibbots in Times (1884) 18 Apr. 4/3 Many curiosities of bronzes, enamellings, miniatures, etc. 1822T. Bewick Mem. 56 The latter taught his brother..enamelling and painting. 1868Times 22 Sep. 9/4 Cosmetics, bath preparations and enamelling.
2. fig.
15..Ld. Burleigh Advice to Q. Eliz. in Harl. Misc. (1809) II. 277 A fair enamelling of a terrible danger.
attrib.1823Moore Rhymes on Road Ext. vii. 49 The small, enamelling touch Of smooth Carlino. |