enamel

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e·nam·el1 /ɪˈnæməl/ noun [uncountable]  1. TICa hard shiny substance that is put onto metal, clay etc for decoration or protection 瓷釉；搪瓷；珐瑯2. HBHthe hard smooth outer surface of your teeth 〔牙齿的〕珐瑯质，釉质3. TBa type of paint that produces a shiny surface when it is dry 亮漆，光漆，瓷漆 —enamel adjective

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enamel• 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.enamel2 verb (enamelled, enamelling British English, enameled, enameling American English) [transitive]  DECORATEto cover or decorate with enamel 给…上瓷漆[搪瓷]→ See Verb table

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enamel• 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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e‧nam‧el¹ /ɪˈnæməl/ noun [uncountable]1. a hard shiny substance that is put onto metal, clay etc for decoration or protection
2. the hard smooth outer surface of your teeth
3. a type of paint that produces a shiny surface when it is dry
—enamel adjective

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enamel² verb (past tense and past participle enamelled, present participle enamelling British English, enameled, enameling American English) [transitive]to cover or decorate with enamel

en·amelBrE /ɪˈnæml/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈnæml/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a substance that is melted onto metal, pots, etc. and forms a hard shiny surface to protect or decorate them; an object made from enamel 搪瓷；珐琅；搪瓷制品◆a chipped enamel bowl掉瓷的搪瓷碗◆a handle inlaid with enamel有珐琅镶饰的把手◆an exhibition of enamels and jewellery搪瓷艺术品和珠宝首饰展览 [uncountable] the hard white outer layer of a tooth （牙齿的）珐琅质，釉质 (also eˌnamel ˈpaint) [uncountable, countable] a type of paint that dries to leave a hard shiny surface 瓷漆；瓷釉