enamel.
An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
Meaning & usage
An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from en- (“in-”) + amailler (“to enamel”), variant of Old French esmailler (“to enamel”), from esmal (“enamel”), from Early Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt, smelt”).
To coat or decorate with enamel.
To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.
To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.
to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth
To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English enamelen, from the noun (see above).
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