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e⋅nam⋅el

  [i-nam-uhl] noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.
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–noun
1. a glassy substance, usually 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. any enamellike surface with a bright luster.
5. an artistic work executed in enamel.
6. Dentistry. the hard, glossy, calcareous covering of the crown of a tooth, containing only a slight amount of organic substance.
–verb (used with object)
7. to inlay or overlay with enamel.
8. to form an enamellike surface upon: to enamel cardboard.
9. to decorate as with enamel; variegate with colors.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME enamelen < AF enameler, enamailler, equiv. to en- en- 1 + -amaler, deriv. of asmal, esmal enamel, OF esmail (-al taken as the suffix -ail) < Old Low Franconian *smalt- something melted, c. G Schmalz fat; akin to smelt 1 ; cf. smalto

Related forms:
e⋅nam⋅el⋅er; especially British, e⋅nam⋅el⋅ler, noun
e⋅nam⋅el⋅ist; especially British, e⋅nam⋅el⋅list, noun
e⋅nam⋅el⋅work, noun
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e·nam·el   (ĭ-nām'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 or e·nam·elled, e·nam·el·ing or e·nam·el·ling, e·nam·els

  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-1 in Indo-European roots).]
e·nam'el·er, e·nam'el·ist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

enamel

The hard, white substance that covers the crown of a tooth.

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Word Origin & History

enamel  (v.)
c.1325, from Anglo-Fr. enamailler, from en- "in" + amailler "to enamel," variant of O.Fr. esmailler, from esmail "enamel," from Frank. *smalt, from P.Gmc. *smaltjan "to smelt."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: enam·el
Pronunciation: in-'am-&l
Function: noun
: the intensely hard calcareous substance that forms a thin layer partly covering theteeth of many vertebrates including humans, is the hardest substance of the animal body, and consists of minute prisms secreted by ameloblasts, arranged at right angles to the surface, and boundtogether by a cement substance —compare CEMENTUM, DENTIN
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enamel e·nam·el (ĭ-nām'əl)
n.
The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.

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