enamel
noun/ɪˈnæml/
/ɪˈnæml/
- [uncountable, countable] a substance made from glass powder that is melted onto metal, pots, etc. and forms a hard shiny surface to protect or decorate them; an object made from enamel
- a chipped enamel bowl
- a handle inlaid with enamel
- an exhibition of enamels and jewellery
- [uncountable] the hard white outer layer of a toothTopics Bodyc2
- (also enamel paint)[uncountable, countable] a type of paint that dries to leave a hard shiny surface
Word Originlate Middle English (originally as a verb; formerly also as inamel): from Anglo-Norman French enamailler, from en- ‘in, on’ + amail ‘enamel’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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