Crossword clues for enameling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enamel \En*am"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enameledor Enamelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enameling or Enamelling.]
To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.
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To variegate with colors as if with enamel.
Oft he [the serpent]bowed His turret crest and sleek enameled neck.
--Milton. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.
To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
Wiktionary
n. An application of enamel. vb. (present participle of enamel English)
Usage examples of "enameling".
A moment afterwards I noticed the threadbare, depressed look of the place: most of the tables were only scantily covered by goods, and the salesladies even now staring at me with displeasure were aged shabby horrors with rouge enameling their cheeks.
Finally she took to enameling her face with white lead to disguise the raw redness from the depilatories.
These pictures alternated regularly with mind-filling symbols like elaborate jewels and patterned enamelings, or meaningful shapes in a richly bright kaleidoscope.