enamel
/ɪˈnæməl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.35 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Against the fence, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson"
- "Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde, Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte, In euery part exceding braue and rich."
- "Oft he [the serpent] bowed / His turret crest and sleek enamelled neck."
- "to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth"
Etymology
From Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from en- (“in-”) + amailler (“to enamel”), variant of Old French esmailler (“to enamel”), from esmal (“enamel”), from Early Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt, smelt”).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈnæməl/
- British English: /ɪˈnæməl/
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Phrases
cervical enamel
enamel paper
nail enamel
paper enamel
porcelain enamel
stove enamel
tooth enamel
vitreous enamel