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enamelling
Word definitions for enamelling in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn: tooth 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 a paint that dries to a hard glossy ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enamel \En*am"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enameled or Enamelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enameling or Enamelling .] To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted. To variegate with colors as if with enamel. Oft he [the serpent]bowed His turret ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An application of enamel. vb. (context British English) (present participle of enamel English)
Usage examples of enamelling.
Brother Luke hath given me some skill in damask work, and in the enamelling of shrines, tabernacles, diptychs and triptychs.
The enamelling studio, in which ladies had their faces, shoulders, and busts coated with a mixture of arsenic and white lead, was the forerunner of the modern beauty salon.