Antonyms for enamel
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-nam-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnæm əl |
Definition of enamel
Origin :- early 14c., from Anglo-French enamailler (early 14c.), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + amailler "to enamel," variant of Old French esmailler, from esmal "enamel," from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smaltjan "to smelt" (see smelt (v.)). Related: Enameled; enameling.
- noun paint, often shiny
- The enamel was cracked, and I followed every crack as well as every figure of the hours.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- One suit was inlaid with enamel, black as ebony, and the other with red gold.
- Extract from : « If You Touch Them They Vanish » by Gouverneur Morris
- In admixture it may safely be employed, as well as in fresco or enamel.
- Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
- It was also employed in enamel painting as it vitrified without change.
- Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
- Draw a picture of a tooth and label the crown, the enamel, the root, the pulp.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- With the aid of an enamel bucket, Mr. Abraham Levinsky filled the bath.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- Colwyn opened the silver and enamel box, and emptied the matches on the table.
- Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
- It is an enamel of the most superb and the rarest of elegant expressions in the Bible.
- Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
- Motor-cars that were humiliating with their enamel and crystal were threading about.
- Extract from : « Waiting for Daylight » by Henry Major Tomlinson
- Metallic tooth-picks injure the enamel, and should not be used.
- Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew
Synonyms for enamel
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