enamel (redirected from enameling)

e·nam·el  (-nml)

n.

1. A vitreous, usually opaque, protective or decorative coating baked on metal, glass, or ceramic ware.

2. An object having such a coating, as in a piece of cloisonné.

3. A coating that dries to a hard glossy finish: nail enamel.

4. A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish.

5. Anatomy The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.

tr.v. e·nam·eled or e·nam·elled, e·nam·el·ing or e·nam·el·ling, e·nam·els

1. To coat, inlay, or decorate with enamel.

2. To give a glossy or brilliant surface to.

3. To adorn with a brightly colored surface.

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[From Middle English enamelen, to put on enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler : en-, on (from Old French; see en-¹) + amail, enamel (from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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e·namel·er, e·namel·ist n.

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enamel [ɪˈnæməl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc., for ornament or protection

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) an article or articles ornamented with enamel

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) an enamel-like paint or varnish

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) another word for nail polish

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth

7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (modifier)

a.  decorated or covered with enamel an enamel ring

b.  made with enamel enamel paste

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled (tr)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) to portray in enamel

[from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt¹]

enameller , enamellist US, enameler, enamelist n

enamelwork  n

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enamel  (-nml)

The hard, translucent substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth in mammals. Enamel is the hardest substance in the body, and consists mostly of calcium salts.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enamel - hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth tooth enamel solid body substance - the solid parts of the body crown - the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
	2.	enamel - a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
	3.	enamel - a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
	4.	enamel - any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" nail enamel, nail polish, nail varnish - a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny
Verb	1.	enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamel handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

Translations

enamel [ɪˈnæməl]

A. N (gen, of teeth) → esmalte m

B. VT → esmaltar

C. CPD enamel jewellery N → alhajas fpl de esmalte
enamel paint N → (pintura f al) esmalte m
enamel saucepan N → cacerola f esmaltada

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enamel [ɪˈnæm^əl]

n

(= substance) → émail m

(= paint) → peinture f laquée

[tooth] → émail m

modif [saucepan, bowl, mug] → en émail; [bath] → en émail; [ring, brooch] → en émail

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enamel

n → Email nt, → Emaille f (inf); (= paint) → Email(le)lack m; (of tiles etc) → Glasur f; (of teeth) → Zahnschmelz m; (= nail enamel) → Nagellack m

vt → emaillieren

adj pot, pan → Email(le)-; enamel paint → Email(le)lack m

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enamel [ɪˈnæm/əl]

1. n → smalto

2. vt → smaltare

3. adj → smaltato/a

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enamel

n enamel [iˈnӕməl]

1 a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating This pan is covered with enamel; (also adjective ) an enamel plate. brandverf طِلاء المينا (على الأواني) глазирам email(ový) emalje; emalje-; lak; lak- das Email σμάλτο esmalte email لعاب emali (d'/en) émail אֶמַייִל तामचीनी मीना emajl zománc email glerungur smalto エナメル 에나멜 emalis emalja; emaljēts bersalut email emalje emalia esmalte (de) smalţ/email эмалировка email; emailový emajl emajl emalj เคลือบ; ที่เคลือบผิว emay, mine 搪瓷, 瓷釉 емаль; емальований شیشے کی طرح کا ایک سخت روغن men 搪瓷, 瓷釉

2 the coating of the teeth. glasuur مينا الأسْنان емайл sklovina emalje der Zahnschmelz αδαμαντίνη esmalte hambavaap مینای دندان hammaskiille émail אֶמַייִל दांत की ऊपरी परत zubna caklina zománc email tannglerungur smalto ほうろう質 에나멜질 emalis emalja enamel glazuur emalje szkliwo esmalte. smalţ эмаль email sklenina glazura tandemalj ที่เคลือบผิวฝัน diş minesi (牙齒的)琺瑯質 емаль دانت کا مینا men răng （牙齿的）珐琅质

3 a glossy paint. emalje طِلاءُ المينا емайл лак lakovaná malba emaljelak die Glasur βερνίκι esmalte emailmaal رنگ لعابی lakkamaali peinture laquée צֶבָע אֶמַייִל एक तरह का पेंट lak zománcfesték cat email lakkmálning smalto, lustro エナメル塗料 광택제 emaliniai dažai glazūra cat enamel lakverf emaljelakk emalia esmalte email эмалевая краска lakovaná maľba oljnata barva emajl glasyr ภาพเคลือบสี emaye boya 瓷漆 емаль چمکیلا روغن bức vẽ trên men 瓷漆

v – past tense, past participle eˈnamelled , (American ) eˈnameled –

to cover or decorate with enamel. vererd, verglaas يَطْلي بالمينا изнкрустирам lakovat emaljere emaillieren σμαλτώνω esmaltar emailima میناکاری کردن؛ لعاب دار کردن emaloida émailler מְצוּפֶּה אֶמַייִל मीनाकारी करना pocakliti zománcoz melapisi email glerungshúða; lakka smaltare エナメルで仕上げる 에나멜을 바르다 emaliuoti emaljēt; glazēt menyalut emailleren emaljere, lakkere emaliować esmaltar smălţui покрывать эмалью lakovať emajlirati emajlirati emaljera, glasera เคลือบ emayelemek, minelemek 塗瓷釉於 покривати емаллю, емалювати مینا کاری کرنا tráng men 涂瓷釉于

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enamel → طلاء المينا smalt emalje Email σμάλτο esmalte emali émail caklina smalto エナメル 에나멜 email emalje emalia esmalte эмаль emalj สิ่งเคลือบ emaye men 珐琅