Etymology
Origin of enameling
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at enamel, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Which is not to say that enameling has ended as a popular craft or that technical skills have withered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
The award is accompanied by a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso that has been made unique by commemorative engraving and enameling.
From Forbes ● Aug. 30, 2014
In one corner stood a small enameling kiln, inherited from his grandmother, along with heirloom jars of glazes featuring her handwritten labels and nylon lids cut from stockings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2012
The size-12 ring, which commemorates the Giants’ 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in 1991, has two football-shaped diamonds surrounded by “worn blue enameling framed by 17 smaller diamonds,” according to the auction house’s description.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2012
The worst annoyance must be the enameling of ice our winter woods sometimes get.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John
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