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enamel

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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.

[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).]

e·namel·er, e·namel·ist n.

enamel
Noun
1. a coloured glassy coating on the surface of articles made of metal, glass, or pottery
2. an enamel-like paint or varnish
3. the hard white substance that covers teeth
Verb
[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]
to decorate or cover with enamel [Old French esmail]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enamelenamel - hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
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
Verb1.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] nesmalte m
enamel [ɪˈnæməl] némail m;
(also: enamel paint) → (peinture f) laque f
enamel [ɪˈnæməl] nEmail nt, Emaille f;
(also: enamel paint) → Email(le)lack m;
(of tooth) → Zahnschmelz m
enamel [ɪˈnæməl] nsmalto

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.brandverfطِلاء المينا (على الأواني)глазирамemail(ový)emalje; emalje-; lak; lak-das Emailσμάλτοesmalteemailلعابemali, lasite(d'/en) émailאֶמַייִלतामचीनी मीनाemajlzománcemailglerungursmaltoエナメル에나멜, 법랑emalisemalja; emaljētsbersalutemailemaljeemaliaesmalte(de) smalţ/emailэмалировкаemail; emailovýemajlemajlemaljเคลือบ; ที่เคลือบผิวemay, mine搪瓷, 瓷釉емаль; емальованийشیشے کی طرح کا ایک سخت روغنmen瓷, 瓷釉
2 the coating of the teeth. glasuurمينا الأسْنانемайлsklovinaemaljeder Zahnschmelzαδαμαντίνηesmaltehambavaapمینای دندانhammaskiilleémailאֶמַייִלदांत की ऊपरी परतzubna caklinazománcemailtannglerungursmaltoほうろう質(이 등의) 에나멜질emalisemaljaenamelglazuuremaljeszkliwoesmalte.smalţэмальemailskleninaglazuratandemaljที่เคลือบผิวฝันdiş minesi(牙齒的)琺瑯質емальدانت کا میناmen răng齿)珐琅质
3 a glossy paint. emaljeطِلاءُ الميناемайл лакlakovaná malbaemaljelakdie Glasurβερνίκιesmalteemailmaalرنگ لعابیemalimaalipeinture laquéeצֶבָע אֶמַייִלएक तरह का पेंटlakzománcfestékcat emaillakkmálningsmalto, lustroエナメル塗料광택제emaliniai dažaiglazūracat enamellakverfemaljelakkemaliaesmalteemailэмалевая краскаlakovaná maľbaoljnata barvaemajlglasyrภาพเคลือบสีemaye boya瓷漆емальچمکیلا روغنbức vẽ trên men瓷漆
vpast tense, past participle eˈnamelled , (American ) eˈnameled
to cover or decorate with enamel. vererd, verglaasيَطْلي بالميناизнкрустирамlakovatemaljereemaillierenσμαλτώνωesmaltaremailimaمیناکاری کردن؛ لعاب دار کردنemaloida, lasittaaémaillerמְצוּפֶּה אֶמַייִלमीनाकारी करनाpocaklitizománcozmelapisi emailglerungshúða; lakkasmaltareエナメルで仕上げる에나멜을 칠하다emaliuotiemaljēt; glazētmenyalutemaillerenemaljere, lakkereemaliowaćesmaltarsmălţuiпокрывать эмальюlakovaťemajliratiemajliratiemaljera, glaseraเคลือบemayelemek, minelemek塗瓷釉於покривати емаллю, емалюватиمینا کاری کرناtráng men

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Then raising from their lacquered gloom Old keepsakes, tokens of undying love, A golden hair-pin, an enamel brooch, She bids him bear them to her lord.
Overhead the sky was that indescribable blue of autumn; bright and shadowless, hard as enamel.
 
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