enamel
enamel Lexical Profile
enamel Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The hard, glossy, white mineralized substance that forms the protective outer layer of the crown of a tooth.
"Acidic beverages can gradually erode tooth enamel if consumed in excess."
An opaque or semitransparent glassy substance applied by heat as a protective or decorative coating on metal, glass, or pottery.
"The heavy cast-iron pot is coated with a durable blue porcelain enamel."
A paint or varnish that dries to a hard, smooth, glossy finish resembling fused glass, or a cosmetic polish applied to fingernails.
"She painted the wooden cabinets with two coats of high-gloss white enamel."
• verb
To coat, decorate, or inlay a surface with a hard, glossy enamel or glaze.
"The artisan carefully enameled the silver pendant with vibrant shades of cobalt and emerald."
• Rhymes for enamel
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the Middle English period from Anglo-Norman enamayller, from Old French en- ('on') + esmail ('enamel'), which itself comes from a Frankish root cognate with English 'smelt' (referring to the melting of glass onto metal).