enamelwaren.
/ᵻˈnam(ə)lwɛː/, U.S. /ᵻˈnæməlˌwɛr/, /ɛˈnæməlˌwɛr/ 1.
a. As a mass noun: articles decorated or covered with enamel; spec. (in later use) dishes, utensils, etc., coated or lined with a layer of enamel; enamelled kitchenware.
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1720 E. Lloyd tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia II. xvii. 290 The Enamel Ware [Fr. Vaisselle d'Email], or China Ware, as they call it, is..one of the curiousest Manufactures.
1815 S. Parkes Chem. Ess. III. 226 The white enamelware was brought to its present state of perfection by Bernard de Palissy..in France.
1906 Winnipeg Tribune 14 Mar. (advt.) 75 Pieces of Enamelware, consisting of Dish Pans, Coffee Pots, Preserving Kettles, Roast Pans and Milk Cans.
1983 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. xx. 17/2 Early in the 20th century,..traders began introducing tinware and enamelware that rendered breakable ceramics obsolete.
2022 Spy (Nexis) 19 Feb. Dishwasher safe and suitable for all ages, using enamelware as your everyday dinnerware is easy and stylish.
b. As a count noun (usually in plural): an item or type of enamelware.
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1774 Daily Advertiser 10 June 2/2 (advt.) An Assortment of Birmingham Enamel Wares.
1849 Sci. Amer. 3 Nov. 50/3 American Institute—Gold Medals Awarded... For best specimens of Enamel Wares to Alexander Marshall, New York.
1927 Sanitary & Heating Engin. (N.Y.) Aug. 652 This Association conducted a survey to find out if there was any manufacturer..making an enamelware that would resist the lemon acid and other fruit acids.
2007 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 May SandEdge sells vintage Sussex trugs..; vintage enamelwares start at £15.
2. The material or substance from which enamelware products are made.
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1890 Naut. Mag. Sept. 735 The mess utensils are of enamel ware, and scrupulously clean.
1899 C. Truax Mech. of Surg. v. 132 Dressing Basins. These may be obtained of various materials, such as flint glass, granite or enamel ware.
1940 Medicine Hat (Alberta) Daily News 15 Aug. 8/3 (advt.) Dandy saucepans made from enamelware in white and red.
2021 Spy (Nexis) 22 Dec. This [mug]..is perfect for camping or a rustic look in your home kitchen... It's made of super high-quality enamelware.
Compounds
General use as a modifier, with the sense ‘of or relating to enamelware; made of or producing enamelware’; as in enamelware cup, enamelware factory, enamelware plate, etc.
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1863 Builder 23 May 366/1 Enamel-ware articles..which..have caught the spirit of the artists of China and Japan.
1864 H. McCloskey Man. Common Council City of Brooklyn 353 G. W. Hubert, Enamel Ware Manufacturer.
1898 Coolgardie (W. Austral.) Miner 30 Nov. 1/4 (advt.) Enamelware plates... Further reduced to 4s dozen.
1924 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 26 June 6/2 Combine juices and let stand in a stone crock or unnicked enamelware pan for 24 hours.
1963 Hong Kong Rep. 1962 (Hong Kong Govt.) vii. 118 Ceramic and enamelware factories consume all locally produced feldspar and quartz.
2004 BBC Good Food Oct. 94/2 This traditional-style enamelware tin transfers the heat perfectly during cooking to give the crispiest pastry.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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