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Webster 1913 Edition
Enamel
1.
A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors.
2.
(Min.)
A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe.
3.
That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated.
4.
(Anat.)
The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement.
Enamel painting
, painting with enamel colors upon a ground of metal, porcelain, or the like, the colors being afterwards fixed by fire.
– Enamel paper
, paper glazed a metallic coating.
En-am′el
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Enameled
or Enamelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Enameling
or Enamelling
.] 1.
To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.
2.
To variegate with colors as if with enamel.
Oft he [the serpent]bowed
His turret crest and sleek
His turret crest and sleek
enameled
neck. Milton.
3.
To form a glossy surface like enamel upon;
as, to
enamel
card paper; to enamel
leather or cloth.4.
To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman’s complexion.
En-am′el
,Verb.
I.
To practice the art of enameling.
En-am′el
,Adj.
Relating to the art of enameling;
as,
. enamel
paintingTomlinson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Enamel
ENAM'EL
,Noun.
1.
In mineralogy, a substance imperfectly vitrified, or matter in which the granular appearance is destroyed, and having a vitreous gloss.In the arts, a substance of the nature of glass, differing from it by a greater degree of fusibility or opacity.
Enamels have for their basis a pure crystal glass or frit, ground with a fine oxyd of lead and tin. These baked together are the matter of enamels, and the color is varied by adding other substances, Oxyd of gold gives a red color; that of copper, a green; manganese, a violet; cobalt, a blue; and iron, a fine black.
2.
That which is enameled; a smooth, glossy surface of various colors, resembling enamel. 3. In anatomy, the smooth hard substance which covers the crown of a tooth.
ENAM'EL
,Verb.
T.
1.
To paint in enamel.2.
To form a glossy surface like enamel.Definition 2024
enamel
enamel
English
Noun
enamel (countable and uncountable, plural enamels)
- An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
- The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
- A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
Translations
opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
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coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
covering on the tooth
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Verb
enamel (third-person singular simple present enamels, present participle (US) enameling or (UK) enamelling, simple past and past participle (US) enameled or (UK) enamelled)
- (transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel.
- (transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.
- Milton
- Oft he [the serpent] bowed / His turret crest and sleek enamelled neck.
- Milton
- (transitive) To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.
- to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth
- (transitive) To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
Translations
to coat with enamel
Derived terms
- enamelware
- porcelain enamel
- vitreous enamel