porcelain enamel

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noun

a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.

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Also called vitreous enamel .

Origin of porcelain enamel

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby porcelain enamel

porangi, Porbandar, porbeagle, porcelain, porcelain clay, porcelain enamel, porcelainite, porcelainize, porch, porch pirate, porcine

How to use porcelain enamel in a sentence

Eventually, the fire sale extended to his personal belongings—including a $20 enamel teapot.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The modest eating area has more than a dozen tables, each punctuated by a small porcelain vase with a plastic flower poking out.
The Secret Soviet Power Bunker—in Latvia, a Hiding Place for the Elite|Brandon Presser|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She found out on her first day on the job in 1941, when confronted with two bodies laid out on gleaming white porcelain tables.
Death Became Her: Molly Lefebure’s Wartime Years of Murder and Suicide|Tim Teeman|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Goldblum, himself looking prim with a porcelain saucer and teacup in hand, says he found this “wildly touching.”
Jeff Goldblum Says Justin Bieber Should Play Him in ‘Jurassic Park’ Reboot|Melissa Leon|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the beautiful porcelain pendant that Agatha (Saoirse Ronan) wears.
The Look of ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’|Andrew Romano|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They use those with long, straight stems, and both their clay and porcelain pipes are of the finest form and finish.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Many of these like German pipes are made of porcelain, adorned with portraits (p. 149) and landscapes.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Then, too, they wanted to fasten the porcelain insulators just right and had to consult one of the books several times.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Some are on wood, some on porcelain, some on glass, some on dire deeds intent.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
That rare and curious being called I is more fragile than any porcelain jar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton