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   enamel

   /ɪˈnam(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. an opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating: "pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel"
   • ▪ a work of art executed in enamel: "a collection of ceramics and enamels"
   • 2. the hard glossy substance that covers the crown of a tooth.
   • 3. a paint that dries to give a smooth, hard coat: "one coat of enamel and three coats of varnish"
   • 4. nail varnish. dated

   verb

   • 1. coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel: "he enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style"
   • ▪ apply nail polish to (fingernails or toenails).

   Word Origin late 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enameller noun
   • 2. enamellist noun

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