to enamel

Examples

• All

• The artist carefully enameled the vase, adding a beautiful shine to its surface.

• An inscription is enameled on the golden rim.

  Academic text (2006)

• Her straight gray hair splays across her back as she turns to lift a red enameled coffeepot off the blue flame.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Kirsten cross-hatched the chestnuts and seated them in salt in an enameled frying pan.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In the best examples, this metal cover consisted of an enameled silver-gilt surface decorated with filigree designs, pearls, and gemstones.

  Academic text (2006)

• He decided to enameled the old table to give it a fresh and glossy finish.

• To protect the metal from rust, they enameled it with a durable coating.

Synonyms

W

to wax

vsto enamel

62 3.8

Cover something with wax to protect and make it shine

creates a long-lasting, hard glossy coating rather than a soft polish

S

to surface

vsto enamel

15 4.3

To cover something with a new outer layer

refers specifically to a hard, glossy protective coating rather than any layer

S

to shellac

vsto enamel

• Specialized

1 7.8

Cover something with a shiny protective finish made from a natural hard substance

results in a harder, fused glossy layer instead of a resin finish

G

to glass

vsto enamel

1 8.1

To give a smooth shiny surface by adding a glossy coat

forms a harder, more durable glazed layer rather than mere shine

P

to porcelainize

vsto enamel

• Specialized

9.9

To coat something with a smooth, shiny surface like a plate

creates a fused, glassy protective layer rather than a tile-like finish

J

to japan

vsto enamel

• Archaic

9.9

To cover an object with a hard shiny coating in a Japanese style

uses a fused glassy substance rather than a lacquered surface

Compounds

T

tooth enamel

• Specialized

1 4.1

The hard white outer layer that covers the top of a tooth

N

nail enamel

1 2.8

A colored or shiny liquid you put on nails to make them look good

How Glossy

lacquer

11 6.5

to varnish

5 4.2

to enamel

3 6.5

glaze

43 3.7

to paint

854 1.0

to coat

105 2.8

to cover

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology