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enameled

enameled

1 4.2
Having a smooth, hard, shiny surface for protection or decoration
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈnæmld/
  • US
translation icon : esmalteado
  • At one end of a log, barkless and gray, thus handy for sitting on, naked branches poked up, from which a cooking pot and three enameled cups hung by the handles, tinkling lightly as the morning breeze stirred them.
  • enameled pot
  • enameled ware
  • enameled plaque

I remember that beautifully enameled, you know, almost like, you know, high end bait casting rods and reels.

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Examples

  • He knocks the dead insects off the bottom of the enameled cups and pours.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The scratched, white enameled kitchen table was just like one his mother had stored away when he was a kid.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • In the white enameled kitchen, I threw cold water on my face.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I have a couple of her enameled pendants and wear them so much.

    Blog text (4)
  • I love Lodge cast iron, but I am disappointed that their enameled line is made in China.

    Blog text (24)
  • The only color about him was the enameled metal American flag pin on his lapel.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I will braise only in Le Creuset because the enameled cast iron is basically a nonstick surface but also lets you develop a fond, the great brown stuff that remains in the pan, and browns the meat beautifully.

    Blog text (1)
  • Other manufactories in the city made the heavy castings, medicines, tents, enameled cloth, matches, buttons, wire, soap, shoes, and seemingly anything else needed to equip an entire army.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The blue-and-white enameled bowl is perfect for serving salads during dinner parties.

  • I love cooking with my enameled cast iron pot because it distributes heat evenly.

Synonyms

coated
vsenameled
1 3.4

Covered by a thin layer of another substance for protection or decoration

has a specific hard shiny protective covering rather than any thin layer
glazed
vsenameled
3.5

Having a smooth shiny surface, often on pottery or tiles

has a hard shiny protective layer used for protection or decoration
varnished
vsenameled
4.7

Having a shiny clear layer that protects things like wood or furniture

has a hard shiny protective layer rather than a liquid finish
japanned
vsenameled
  • Archaic
8.6

Covered with a shiny black paint like Japanese lacquer

has a hard shiny protective layer not limited to dark lacquer styles
to pearlized
vsenameled
  • US
6.7

To give a surface a shiny, pearl-like finish

has a hard shiny protective coating rather than an iridescent effect

How Glossy

lacquer
11 6.5
varnished
4.7
glazed
3.5
enameled
  • US
1 4.2
painted
1 1.0
coated
1 3.4
matte
2 3.5

Surface Forms

enameled positive
enamelled positive

Morphology

enameled = enamel (transparent) = enamel + ed

Direct adjectival/past-participle formation from the noun/verb 'enamel'; meaning is clearly 'covered with enamel'.

Etymology

Enameled comes from the older word enamel and the prefix en-, where en- means 'in' and enamel was a name for a hard, glass-like layer put on metal and pottery; think of a shiny, protective 'glaze'. So, to be enameled is to be 'covered with a shiny, protective coat', like a glazed pot or a shiny pan.