enamel

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humanenamele‧nam‧el1 /ɪˈnæməl/ noun [uncountable] 1 TICa hard shiny substance that is put onto metal, clay etc for decoration or protection2 HBHthe hard smooth outer surface of your teeth3 TBa type of paint that produces a shiny surface when it is dry —enamel adjectiveExamples from the Corpusenamel• The bird is set with turquoises and the leaves are of green enamel.• Your drawing shows that much of the enamel is still intact.• It is now thought that it is a special protein unique to tooth enamel.• Neither type corresponds precisely to that seen in vertebrate enamel, and the extreme variation in crystal orientation is puzzling.• The compartments, or rooms, were decorated in white enamel, the corridor in fumed mahogany.enamelenamel2 verb (enamelled, enamelling British English, enameled, enameling American English) [transitive] DECORATEto cover or decorate with enamel→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusenamel• Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware is both practical and superb to use.• Le Creuset enamelled cast-iron dishes are famous for their hardwearing good looks.• It can be engraved, embossed, covered with filigree wire, enamelled, patinated and plated.• They stood on a tin dais enamelled red.Origin enamel1 (1400-1500) → ENAMEL2 enamel2 (1300-1400) Anglo-French enamailler, from Old French esmail “enamel”

单词	enamel
释义	enamel From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humanenamele‧nam‧el1 /ɪˈnæməl/ noun [uncountable] 1 TICa hard shiny substance that is put onto metal, clay etc for decoration or protection2 HBHthe hard smooth outer surface of your teeth3 TBa type of paint that produces a shiny surface when it is dry —enamel adjectiveExamples from the Corpusenamel• The bird is set with turquoises and the leaves are of green enamel.• Your drawing shows that much of the enamel is still intact.• It is now thought that it is a special protein unique to tooth enamel.• Neither type corresponds precisely to that seen in vertebrate enamel, and the extreme variation in crystal orientation is puzzling.• The compartments, or rooms, were decorated in white enamel, the corridor in fumed mahogany.enamelenamel2 verb (enamelled, enamelling British English, enameled, enameling American English) [transitive] DECORATEto cover or decorate with enamel→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusenamel• Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware is both practical and superb to use.• Le Creuset enamelled cast-iron dishes are famous for their hardwearing good looks.• It can be engraved, embossed, covered with filigree wire, enamelled, patinated and plated.• They stood on a tin dais enamelled red.Origin enamel1 (1400-1500) → ENAMEL2 enamel2 (1300-1400) Anglo-French enamailler, from Old French esmail “enamel”
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