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e·nam·el
(ĭ-năm′əl)n.
1. A vitreous, usually opaque, protective or decorative coating baked on metal, glass, or ceramic ware.
2. An object having such a coating, as in a piece of cloisonné.
3. A coating that dries to a hard glossy finish: nail enamel.
4. A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish.
5. Anatomy The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.
tr.v. e·nam·eled, e·nam·el·ing, e·nam·els or e·nam·elled or e·nam·el·ling
1. To coat, inlay, or decorate with enamel.
2. To give a glossy or brilliant surface to.
3. To adorn with a brightly colored surface.
[From Middle English enamelen, to put on enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler : en-, on (from Old French; see en-1) + amail, enamel (from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; see mel- in Indo-European roots).]
e·nam′el·er, e·nam′el·ist n.
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enamelled
(ɪˈnæməld) orenameled
adj
1. covered with enamel
2. decorated with enamel
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enamelled
[ɪˈnæməld] (British) enameled (US) adj [steel, gold] → émaillé(e); [bath, basin] → en émail; [plate, bowl] → en émailCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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, (US) enameledCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007