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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•nam•el•ing (i nam′ə ling),USA pronunciation n. - the art, act, or work of a person who enamels.
- a decoration or coating of enamel.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] e•nam′el•ling. - 1400–50; late Middle English; see enamel, -ing1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•nam•el /ɪˈnæməl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistrya glassy substance that is applied by heat to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as a decoration or for protection.
- Chemistrya paint that dries to a hard, shiny finish.
- Dentistrythe hard, shiny covering of the crown of a tooth.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•nam•el (i nam′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. - a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enamelware.
- any of various varnishes, paints, coatings, etc., drying to a hard, glossy finish.
- any enamellike surface with a bright luster.
- Fine Artan artistic work executed in enamel.
- Dentistrythe hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth, containing only a slight amount of organic substance. See diag. under tooth.
v.t. - to inlay or overlay with enamel.
- to form an enamellike surface upon:to enamel cardboard.
- to decorate as with enamel;
variegate with colors.
- Old Low Franconian *smalt- something melted, cognate with German Schmalz fat; akin to smelt1; compare smalto
- Anglo-French enameler, enamailler, equivalent. to en- en-1 + -amaler, derivative of asmal, esmal enamel, Old French esmail (-al taken as the suffix -ail)
- Middle English enamelen 1275–1325
e•nam′el•er* [esp. Brit.,] e•nam′el•ler, n. e•nam′el•ist; [esp. Brit.,] e•nam′el•list, n. e•nam′el•work′, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: enamel /ɪˈnæməl/ n - a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
- an article or articles ornamented with enamel
- an enamel-like paint or varnish
- any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel
- the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
- (modifier) decorated or covered with enamel: an enamel ring
vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)(transitive)- to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
- to portray in enamel
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt1eˈnameller, eˈnamellist, US eˈnameler, eˈnamelist n eˈnamelˌwork n |