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

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