porcelain-enamelv.
/ˌpɔːsl̩ᵻnᵻˈnaml/, /ˌpɔːsl̩eɪnᵻˈnaml/, U.S. /ˌpɔrs(ə)lənᵻˈnæm(ə)l/, /ˌpɔrs(ə)lənɛˈnæm(ə)l/; see also porcelain n. and adj. transitive. To coat (metal) with porcelain enamel.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > enamel
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1921 Chem. & Metall. Engin. 24 486/1 In 1860 the enameling of sheet iron was begun, and upon the advent of the drawing press and clay muffle in 1870 the process of porcelain enameling steel as we know it today developed into the enameling industry.
1968 Engineering 26 July 171/3 Electron microbe examinations were made on a number of the magnesium-bearing alloys which had been porcelain enamelled without prior chromating treatments.
2004 Ceramic Engin. & Sci. Proc. 25 v. 103 This paper will focus on the electrophoresis process of porcelain-enameling (EPE) cast iron.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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