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amel

/ˈæməl/

amel noun: enamel.

Noun

amel (plural amels)

  1. (obsolete) Enamel.
    • a blue and yellow composed a green amel1664, Robert Boyle, Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], London: […] Henry Herringman […], →OCLC

Verb

amel (third-person singular simple present amels, present participle (US) ameling or (UK) amelling, simple past and past participle (US) ameled or (UK) amelled)

  1. (obsolete) To enamel.

Forms of amel

Noun
pluralamels
Verb
third-person singular presentamels
present participle USameling
present participle UKamelling
past participle USameled
past USameled
past participle UKamelled
past UKamelled

Origin of amel

From Middle English amal, from Old English amell, from Old French esmail.

From Old English amellen, from Old French esmailler (“to enamel”), from esmail (“enamel”).

Questions about amel

What does amel mean?
Amel means enamel.
What part of speech is amel?
Amel can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce amel?
Amel is pronounced /ˈæməl/.
What is the plural of amel?
The plural of amel is amels.

Words near amel in the dictionary

  1. ameiotically
  2. ameiva
  3. ameivas
  4. amejo
  5. amejos
  6. amel
  7. amelanchier
  8. amelanchiers
  9. Ameland
  10. amelanism
  11. amelanistic

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