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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
[esp. Brit.,] e•nam′el•list, n. e•nam′el•work′, n. |