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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ih-nam-uh-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnæm ə lɪŋ



Definition of enameling

Origin :
  • early 15c., from enamel (v.).
  • As in painting : noun the act of applying paint
  • As in plate : verb coat with metallic material
  • As in varnish : verb add a layer to; embellish
  • As in coat : verb cover with layer of material
  • As in color : verb make pigmented; shade
  • As in glaze : verb varnish, lacquer
Example sentences :
  • No amount of painting and enameling can restore its youthful bloom.
  • Extract from : « Bizarre » by Lawton Mackall
  • I went to one Mark Antonio, an incomparable artist in enameling.
  • Extract from : « The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2) » by John Evelyn
  • The worst annoyance must be the enameling of ice our winter woods sometimes get.
  • Extract from : « Birds and Poets » by John Burroughs
  • This method leaves the cover to be decorated in some other way, either by embossing or by enameling or by both.
  • Extract from : « Copper Work » by Augustus F. Rose
  • The edge of the tray or plate may be decorated either by piercing, embossing, etching, or enameling.
  • Extract from : « Copper Work » by Augustus F. Rose
  • The process of making an enameled letter has four stages—stamping, enameling, firing, and filing.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 » by Various
  • Guy smiled—he had never suspected that Wilfrid felt about the enameling as he himself did.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of the Guild » by Louise Lamprey
  • He was clever with a brush and soon acquired the knack of enameling and varnishing without leaving a sag or a brush mark.
  • Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North
  • The process of making the Sèvres ware is not yet published in book form, especially the method of coloring and enameling.
  • Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) » by Various
  • Enameling is a style of glaze mostly applied to a stronger, more opaque body, often not porcelain at all.
  • Extract from : « Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 » by Charles Wyllys Elliott

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