/ ɪˈnæml; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] 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 :
a chipped enamel bowl
a handle inlaid with enamel
an exhibition of enamels and jewellery
2.
[ U ] the hard white outer layer of a tooth
3.
(also eˌnamel ˈpaint ) [ U , C ] a type of paint that dries to leave a hard shiny surface
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally as a verb; formerly also as inamel ): from Anglo-Norman French enamailler , from en- in, on + amail enamel, ultimately of Germanic origin.