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▪ I. † ˈamel, n. Obs.
Forms: 4 aumayl, 5 amall, 5–7 amell(e, 6–7 ammel, ammell, 6–8 amel. Also, 6 esmayle, anmayle.
[a. AFr. *amail, *amal (see a- prefix 9), OFr. esmal, esmail, cogn. w. Pr. esmalt, esmaut, Sp. and Pg. esmalte, It. smalto, med.L. smaltum; according to Diez, f. Teut. *smaltjan, OHG. *smalzian, smelzan, OE. smęltan, to smelt; OFr. esmail repr. Teut. smalti. (The au- in early instance is not accounted for: see it also in enamel.) Now superseded by the compound en-amel. An (?) interm. anmaile, and a form esmayle from Fr. also occur in 6.]
Enamel.
c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 236 Grene aumayl on golde lowande bryȝter. c1460Launfal 270 An ern ther stod, Of bournede gold..Iflorysched with ryche amall. 1598Sylvester Du Bartas i. iii. (1641) 26/1 The Lillie's snowe, and Pansey's various ammell. 1633P. Fletcher Purple Isl. x. xxxiii, Heav'ns richest diamonds, set on Ammel white. 1683Pettus Fleta Min. ii. 5 The Lime..being well calcin'd..makes the Amel. 1751Chambers Cycl., Enamel, popularly Amel. 1819Pantolog., Amel, the matter with which the variegated works are overlaid.
b. attrib. and quasi-adj.
1578T. N. tr. Conq. W. Ind. 199 They have skill also of Amell worke. 1625W. Lisle Du Bartas i. 34 Gardens of delight Whose ammell beds perfume the skie.
▪ II. † ˈamel, v. Obs.
For forms see ameled.
[f. amel n.; cf. Fr. esmailler, émailler, AFr. 1363 aymeler.]
To enamel. (Chiefly in pa. pple. ameled.)
1530Palsgr. 425/1, I ammell as a goldesmyth dothe his worke, Jesmaille.
▪ III. amel
obs. form of amyl, starch, fine flour. |