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e·nam·el

(ĭ-năm′əl)

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)

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.

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

Imperative
enamel
enamel

Present
I enamel
you enamel
he/she/it enamels
we enamel
you enamel
they enamel

Preterite
I enamelled
you enamelled
he/she/it enamelled
we enamelled
you enamelled
they enamelled

Present Continuous
I am enamelling
you are enamelling
he/she/it is enamelling
we are enamelling
you are enamelling
they are enamelling

Present Perfect
I have enamelled
you have enamelled
he/she/it has enamelled
we have enamelled
you have enamelled
they have enamelled

Past Continuous
I was enamelling
you were enamelling
he/she/it was enamelling
we were enamelling
you were enamelling
they were enamelling

Past Perfect
I had enamelled
you had enamelled
he/she/it had enamelled
we had enamelled
you had enamelled
they had enamelled

Future
I will enamel
you will enamel
he/she/it will enamel
we will enamel
you will enamel
they will enamel

Future Perfect
I will have enamelled
you will have enamelled
he/she/it will have enamelled
we will have enamelled
you will have enamelled
they will have enamelled

Future Continuous
I will be enamelling
you will be enamelling
he/she/it will be enamelling
we will be enamelling
you will be enamelling
they will be enamelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enamelling
you have been enamelling
he/she/it has been enamelling
we have been enamelling
you have been enamelling
they have been enamelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enamelling
you will have been enamelling
he/she/it will have been enamelling
we will have been enamelling
you will have been enamelling
they will have been enamelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enamelling
you had been enamelling
he/she/it had been enamelling
we had been enamelling
you had been enamelling
they had been enamelling

Conditional
I would enamel
you would enamel
he/she/it would enamel
we would enamel
you would enamel
they would enamel

Past Conditional
I would have enamelled
you would have enamelled
he/she/it would have enamelled
we would have enamelled
you would have enamelled
they would have enamelled

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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 tooth enamel 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 paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
	4.	enamel - any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" 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 adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

Translations

طِلاء الميناطِلاءُ المينامينا الأسْنانمِيْنَاءيَطْلي بالمينا

smaltsklovina

emaljeemalje-emaljelakemaljerelak

Email emaillieren Glasur Zahnschmelz Emaille

σμάλτο αδαμαντίνη εμαγιέ

esmalte esmaltar

emali

émail émailler peinture laquée

emajl

zománcfesték

glerungurlakklakkalakkmálningtannglerungur

smalto smaltare lacca vernice a smalto

エナメル

에나멜

emaliniai dažaiemalisemaliuoti

emaljaemaljētemaljētsglazētglazūra

emalje emaljelakk emaljere lakkere

emalia

esmalte esmaltar

эмаль

emailemailovýlakovaná maľba

emalj

สิ่งเคลือบ

diş minesiemay emayeemaye boyaemayelemek

men

搪瓷涂瓷釉于珐琅珐琅质瓷漆

enamel

[ɪˈnæməl]

A. N (gen, of teeth) → esmalte m

B. VT → esmaltar

C. CPD enamel jewellery N → alhajas fpl de esmalte
enamel paint N → (pintura f al) esmalte m
enamel saucepan N → cacerola f esmaltada

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

[ɪˈnæm^əl]

(= substance) → émail m

(= paint) → peinture f laquée

[tooth] → émail m

modif [saucepan, bowl, mug] → en émail; [bath] → en émail; [ring, brooch] → en émail

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

adj pot, pan → Email(le)-; enamel paint → Email(le)lack m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

enamel

[ɪˈnæm/əl]

1. n → smalto

2. vt → smaltare

3. adj → smaltato/a

enamel

(iˈnӕməl) noun

1. 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.

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

e·nam·el

n. esmalte, sustancia dura que protege la dentina del diente.

enamel

n esmalte m

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In it was a thread-like gold chain with a tiny pink enamel heart as a pendant.

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"Tell my lord," she murmured, "to be firm of heart as this gold and enamel; then in heaven or earth below we twain may meet once more."

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Overhead the sky was that indescribable blue of autumn; bright and shadowless, hard as enamel. To the south I could see the dun-shaded river bluffs that used to look so big to me, and all about stretched drying cornfields, of the pale-gold colour, I remembered so well.

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On a sill by an open window, a jar of autumn leaves breathed the charm of the sweet brown wife, who seated herself in a tiny rattan chair, enameled a cheery red, such as children delight to rock in.

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A cloud of dark smoke, as from smoldering ruins, went up toward the sun now bright and gay in the blue, enameled sky.

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"Still, when it costs over five pounds--I didn't see it, but it was a lovely enamel pendant from a Bond Street shop.

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Agnes must have had a pretty bad time, but it would be almost worth it to go down to posterity in such enamel upon such gold.

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It proved to be a silver chain with a blue enamel locket on it, marked for Emma Jane.

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All these detached masses, covered with enamel, polished by the action of the subterraneous fires, shone resplendent by the light of our electric lantern.

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This seemed as natural to Newland Archer as all the other conventions on which his life was moulded: such as the duty of using two silver- backed brushes with his monogram in blue enamel to part his hair, and of never appearing in society without a flower (preferably a gardenia) in his buttonhole.

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The globular extremities of the branches are of a pearly texture, like the enamel of teeth, but so hard as just to scratch plate- glass.

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"Well, I'd been selling an article to take the tartar off the teeth -- and it does take it off, too, and generly the enamel along with it -- but I stayed about one night longer than I ought to, and was just in the act of sliding out when I ran across you on the trail this side of town, and you told me they were coming, and begged me to help you to get off.