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enameling

enameling

1 7.0
The process of covering metal with a glass-like colored coating
  • noun
  • /ɪˈnæməlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • Her workshop specializes in enameling, where she teaches students how to apply colorful glass coatings to various metal objects.
  • enameling in jewelry
  • enameling technique
  • enameling on metal

Examples

  • One is for engraving, and another is for enameling.

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  • Where were his own achievements in illustration and enameling?

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I have certain colors I love to use and work with in enameling.

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  • If you are interested in super detailed tiny artwork, then enameling is for you.

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  • Claude said, "I know little of painting, and nothing at all of enameling."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Enameling was a delicate business, Claude soon discovered.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The prospect of enameling did not excite him, true.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Using a spatula and toothpick, he would apply couch after couch of white base to the copper, enameling and counter-enameling in preparation for the designs.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • They now offer copper enameling and functionless pieces of stained glass baked in electric ovens, though judging from the productions of her friends' grandchildren, the artistic standards have not improved.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The artist showcased her talent by demonstrating the intricate process of enameling metal jewelry pieces.

Synonyms

enamelwork
vsenameling
7.9

Decorative objects or the craft of making them by melting glass onto metal

focuses on the process of applying a glassy coating to metal surfaces

Surface Forms

enameling singular
enamelings plural
enamellings plural
enamelling singular

Morphology

enameling = enamel (transparent) = enamel + ing

Formed by the verb 'enamel' plus the productive nominalizing '-ing', meaning the process or activity of applying enamel.

Etymology

Enameling comes from enamel, which comes from an old root smelt meaning 'to melt'. So it pictures melting glass onto metal to make a shiny, decorative coat, and that's why enameling is the craft of putting a glassy surface on metal.