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enamel

[ih-nam-uh l]
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noun

verb (used with object), e·nam·eled, e·nam·el·ing or (especially British) e·nam·elled, e·nam·el·ling.

RELATED WORDS

glassy, shiny, lustrous, translucent, burnished, decorated, gild, lacquer, laminate, cover, paint, glaze, smear, stain, tint, illuminate, wash, enliven, embellish, darken

Nearby words

  1. enactment,
  2. enactory,
  3. enalapril,
  4. enalapril maleate,
  5. enallage,
  6. enamel cap,
  7. enamel crypt,
  8. enamel dysplasia,
  9. enamel germ,
  10. enamel layer

Origin of enamel

1275–1325; Middle English enamelen < Anglo-French enameler, enamailler, equivalent to en- en-1 + -amaler, derivative of asmal, esmal enamel, Old French esmail (-al taken as the suffix -ail) < Old Low Franconian *smalt- something melted, cognate with German Schmalz fat; akin to smelt1; cf. smalto
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British Dictionary definitions for enameled

enamel

noun

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
another word for nail polish
the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
(modifier)
  1. decorated or covered with enamelan enamel ring
  2. made with enamelenamel paste

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)

to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel
to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
to portray in enamel
Derived Formsenameller, enamellist, US enameler or enamelist, nounenamelwork, noun

Word Origin for enamel

C15: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt 1
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Word Origin and History for enameled
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Medicine definitions for enameled

enamel

[ĭ-năm′əl]

n.

The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.
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Science definitions for enameled

enamel

[ĭ-năm′əl]

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.
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Culture definitions for enameled

enamel

The hard, white substance that covers the crown of a tooth.

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