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Definitions for Enamel

[1] a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
[2] enamelware.
[3] any of various varnishes, paints, coatings, etc., drying to a hard, glossy finish.
[4] any enamellike surface with a bright luster.
[5] an artistic work executed in enamel.
[6] Dentistry . the hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth, containing only a slight amount of organic substance.
[7] to inlay or overlay with enamel.
[8] to form an enamellike surface upon: to enamel cardboard.
[9] to decorate as with enamel; variegate with colors.
[10] a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
[11] an article or articles ornamented with enamel
[12] an enamel-like paint or varnish
[13] any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel
[14] another word for nail polish
[15] the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
[16] (modifier) decorated or covered with enamel an enamel ring made with enamel enamel paste
[17] to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel
[18] to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
[19] to portray in enamel

Words related to Enamel

glaze, varnish, lacquer, stain, coating, finish, gloss, polish, veneer, topcoat, japan

Words nearby Enamel

enactment, enactory, enalapril, enalapril maleate, enallage, enamel, enamel cap, enamel crypt, enamel dysplasia, enamel germ, 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

Other words from Enamel

e·nam·el·er ; especially British , e·nam·el·ler , noun
e·nam·el·ist ; especially British , e·nam·el·list , noun
e·nam·el·work , noun
un·e·nam·eled , adjective
un·e·nam·elled , adjective

Word origin for Enamel

C15: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt 1

Synonyms for Enamel

coating, glaze, lacquer, stain, varnish, finish, gloss, japan, polish, topcoat, veneer, cloisonné