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enamel.

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈnæməl/General-American, UK
  1. An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.

    countable · uncountable
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”).

verb/ɪˈnæməl/General-American, UK
  1. To coat or decorate with enamel.

    transitive
  2. To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.

    transitive
  3. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.

    transitive
    to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth
  4. To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English enamelen, from the noun (see above).

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