enamel
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5.0
- noun
- /ɪˈnæməl/
- Specialized
:
esmalte
- I need a couple of gallons of powder-blue oil-based enamel.
- enamel icon
- enamel paint
- enamel bowls
And then use an enamel cabinet paint.
- And then use an enamel cabinet paint.
- The red was just this wavery kind of stuff bleeding through the the enamel from years of sitting next to the salt, I guess.
- Now her Hogan is redolent of sammering soup and blue cornmeal is Hanaba stirs the enamel pot in the low winter dusk.
- So I remember his dad made us sit in their house and he put like stick them on our hands, you know, like spray enamel.
- So I remember his dad made us sit in their house and he put like stick em on our hands, you know, like spray enamel.
Examples
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He wants to paint the house, he's gonna have to buy the enamel.
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Inside, the mirrors were clean, and the chrome and white enamel basins were kept shiny.
Fiction book (2001) -
Wendell put some fresh enamel on that break in the tub.
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On the sweater was an enamel pin of two crossed flags, American and Chinese.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pinned to the walls and lying on the benches among the enamel pails are hundreds of photographs.
Fiction book (1996) -
"No, I wouldn't like that," Nash said, and pushed a kidney-shaped enamel dish across the desk toward him.
Fiction book (1999) -
The artist used bright colors to apply an enamel finish on the sculpture, making it shine in the sunlight.
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She chose a deep red enamel paint to give the metal chair a smooth and glossy appearance.
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The skilled craftsman restored the antique vase by adding a new layer of enamel to its surface.
Synonyms
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1.0
A coloured liquid you put on surfaces to protect or decorate them
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3.7
A smooth shiny coating on food or pottery
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3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
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4.4
A clear hard shiny layer put on wood to protect it and make it shine
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6.5
A hard shiny coating that protects and decorates things like wood and metal
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3.9
A final layer of paint or finish that protects a surface
The glass-like layer on an object or the way that layer looks
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Etymology
Enamel comes from an old word like smalto meaning 'to melt' or a glassy coating made by heat, used on metal and pottery. That's why enamel today means a hard, shiny layer used to protect or decorate surfaces.