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enamell

enamell is the obsolete form of enamel.

Meaning of enamel

Noun

enamel (countable and uncountable, plural enamels)

  1. An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
  2. A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
    • Against the fence, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  3. The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
  4. A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.

See all 8 meanings of enamel

Forms of enamell

Noun
pluralenamells
Verb
third-person singular presentenamells
present participleenamelling
past participleenamelled
pastenamelled

Questions about enamell

What is enamell the obsolete form of?
Enamell is the obsolete form of enamel.

Words near enamell in the dictionary

  1. enameling
  2. enamelings
  3. enamelins
  4. enamelist
  5. enamelists
  6. enamell
  7. enamell'd
  8. enamellar
  9. enamelled
  10. enamelled wire
  11. enamelled wires

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