Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < AF enameler, enamailler=en-en -1+-amaler, der. of asmal, esmal enamel, OF esmail (-al taken as the suffix -ail) < Frankish *smalt- something melted, c. OHG smalz fat; akin to smelt1; cf. smalto)
Definition of 'Enamel'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)enamel, tooth enamel hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
2. (noun)enamel a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
3. (noun)enamel a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
5. (verb)enamel coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
Definition of 'Enamel'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Enamel relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting
2. (verb)Enamel a variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors
3. (verb)Enamel a glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe
4. (verb)Enamel that which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated
5. (verb)Enamel the intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement
6. (verb)Enamel to lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted
7. (verb)Enamel to variegate with colors as if with enamel
1. Enamel a vitreous compound, easily fusible, and coloured in various tints by the admixture of different metallic oxides; is fused to the surface of metals for utility and ornament; was known to the European and Asiatic ancients, and has maintained its popularity to the present day. Various schools have been formed, of which the Byzantine, Rhenish, and Limoges are the most noted.