e'namelist

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enamel (ɪˈnæməl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
2.  an article or articles ornamented with enamel
3.  an enamel-like paint or varnish
4.  any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel
5.  another word for nail polish
6.  the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth
7.  (modifier)
 a.  decorated or covered with enamel: an enamel ring
 b.  made with enamel: enamel paste
 
vb , -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled
8.  to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel
9.  to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel
10.  to portray in enamel
 
[C15: from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German smalz lard; see smelt1]
 
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E'namelist is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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