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   E·nam·el

   /iˈnaməl/

   

   noun

   • 1. an opaque or semitransparent glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.
   • ▪ a work of art executed in enamel.
   • ▪ the hard glossy substance that covers the crown of a tooth.
   • ▪ a paint that dries to give a smooth, hard coat.
   • ▪ nail polish.

   verb

   • 1. coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel: "he enameled the back of the case in the rococo style"
   • ▪ apply nail polish to (fingernails or toenails).

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as a verb; formerly also as inamel): from Anglo-Norman French enamailler, from en- ‘in, on’ + amail ‘enamel’, ultimately of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enameler noun
   • 2. enamelist noun

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