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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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enamel
(ɪˈnæməl)n
1. (Ceramics) a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
2. (Ceramics) an article or articles ornamented with enamel
3. (Ceramics) an enamel-like paint or varnish
4. (Ceramics) any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel
5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) another word for nail polish
6. (Anatomy) the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
7. (Ceramics) (modifier)
a. decorated or covered with enamel: an enamel ring.
b. made with enamel: enamel paste.
vb (tr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
8. (Ceramics) to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel
9. (Ceramics) to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
10. (Ceramics) to portray in enamel
[C15: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt1]
eˈnameller, eˈnamellist, eˈnameler, eˈnamelist n
eˈnamelˌwork n
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e•nam•el
(ɪˈnæm əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. a glassy substance, usu. 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. an artistic work executed in enamel.
5. the hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth.
v.t. 6. to inlay or overlay with enamel.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French enameler, enamailler=en- en-1 + -amaler, derivative of asmal, esmal enamel, Old French esmail (-al taken as the suffix -ail) < Frankish *smalt- something melted, c. Old High German smalz fat; akin to smelt1; compare smalto]
e•nam′el•er, n.
e•nam′el•ist, n.
e•nam′el•work`, n.
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e·nam·el
(ĭ-năm′əl) The hard substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.
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enamel
Past participle: enamelled
Gerund: enamelling
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enamel
1. Glass that has been heated to form a base of porcelain, which is then decorated with scenes or designs. Popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
2. Colored glaze used to decorate pottery already glazed; popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
3. A tooth crown’s hard outer layer.
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Noun | 1. | enamel - hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth solid body substance - the solid parts of the body crown - the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel |
2. | enamel - a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | |
3. | enamel - a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish | |
4. | enamel - any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze nail enamel, nail polish, nail varnish - a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny | |
Verb | 1. | enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamel handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands |
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Translations
طِلاء الميناطِلاءُ المينامينا الأسْنانمِيْنَاءيَطْلي بالمينا
smaltsklovina
emaljeemalje-emaljelakemaljerelak
emali
emajl
zománcfesték
glerungurlakklakkalakkmálningtannglerungur
エナメル
에나멜
emaliniai dažaiemalisemaliuoti
emaljaemaljētemaljētsglazētglazūra
emailemailovýlakovaná maľba
emalj
สิ่งเคลือบ
men
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
enamel
[ɪˈnæməl]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enamel
n → Email nt, → Emaille f (inf); (= paint) → Email(le)lack m; (of tiles etc) → Glasur f; (of teeth) → Zahnschmelz m; (= nail enamel) → Nagellack m
vt → emaillieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enamel
(iˈnӕməl) noun1. a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating. This pan is covered with enamel; (also adjective) an enamel plate.
2. the coating of the teeth.
3. a glossy paint.
verb – past tense, past participle eˈnamelled , (American) eˈnameled – to cover or decorate with enamel.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
enamel
→ مِيْنَاء smalt emalje Email σμάλτο esmalte emali émail emajl smalto エナメル 에나멜 email emalje emalia esmalte эмаль emalj สิ่งเคลือบ emaye men 珐琅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
e·nam·el
n. esmalte, sustancia dura que protege la dentina del diente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
enamel
n esmalte mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.