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What (who) is Enamel - definition
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Enamels; Enamelled; Enamel (disambiguation); Enameled
enamel
(enamels)
1.
Enamel is a substance like glass which can be heated and put onto metal, glass, or pottery in order to decorate or protect it.
...a white enamel saucepan on the oil stove.
...enamel baths.
N-MASS: oft N n
2.
Enamel is a hard, shiny paint that is used especially for painting metal and wood.
...enamel polymer paints...
N-MASS: oft N n
3.
Enamel is the hard white substance that forms the outer part of a tooth.
N-UNCOUNT
enamel
¦ noun
1. an opaque or semi-transparent glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.
2. the hard glossy substance that covers the crown of a tooth.
3. a paint that dries to give a smooth, hard coat.
¦ verb (enamels, enamelling, enamelled; US enamels, enameling, enameled) [usu. as adjective enamelled] coat or decorate with enamel.
Derivatives
enameller noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. enamailler, from en- 'in, on' + amail 'enamel'.
Enamel
·vi To practice the art of enameling.
II. Enamel ·vt To variegate with colors as if with enamel.
III. Enamel ·vt A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe.
IV. Enamel ·adj Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting.
V. Enamel ·vt To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
VI. Enamel ·vt To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.
VII. Enamel ·add. ·noun A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
VIII. Enamel ·vt To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.
IX. Enamel ·add. ·noun Any one of various preparations for giving a smooth, glossy surface like that of enamel.
X. Enamel ·vt That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated.
XI. Enamel ·vt A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors.
XII. Enamel ·vt The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement.
Examples of use of Enamel
1. Arm Hammer‘s Enamel Care Sensitive is said to contain a liquid form of calcium, the key component in tooth enamel.
2. It also contains fluorides that strengthen teeth’s enamel.
3. A blue and white enamel pin with bars and crosses.
4. Now, Sameera has a collection of ceramic, jade, stone, metal, crystal, enamel, papier mache, etc.
5. The idea is that the calcium rebuilds the tooth by plugging microscopic gaps in the enamel.