enamel
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The more clear-eyed Solange retorts: “Madame loves us like we’re the enamel of her toilet seat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
That day arrived when the enamel tub finally rusted through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The importance of Epiatheracerium itjilik was further highlighted in July 2025, when a separate study published in Nature reported the recovery of partial proteins from the animal's tooth enamel.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026
Steam rises into white sky as enamel mugs are passed and sweet bread tears open near flame.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
After lunch, he got a small paint brush and a can of black enamel, and locked himself in the lavatory, where he painted the alphabet in code on the wall.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
As with earlier construction of artificial enamels, the team built its new material from wires of hydroxyapatite—the same mineral that makes up real enamel.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 2, 2022
She painted it with 1 Shot-brand sign lettering enamels mixed with clear enamel and pearlescent powdered pigments.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2020
You can buy the enamels from Rust-Oleum for about $40 a can, by the way.
From US News ● Jul. 18, 2016
On the less impressive side are enamels that seem to aspire to the condition of Modern easel paintings, encompassing subject matter both abstract and figurative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
The visitor finds carvings of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages, and porcelain, enamels, and glass, the work of Venetian and Florentine masters.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
Upstairs, the exhibition highlights 19th-century innovations, including the introduction of colored porcelain in celadon, and enameled, painted and gilded pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
And if your special someone is a super-fan of the visiting team, we’ve got you covered there too, with options that include Celtic-logo hoops and green enameled three-leaf clover studs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
For sale: The historic Decatur Lustron, a “space-age ranch” style home built in 1949 in Decatur, Georgia, from enameled steel panels supplied by a fighter plane factory.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
If you're new to Dutch-oven cooking, this enameled cast iron model from Lodge is a great place to start.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2023
Who wears an enameled copper mask over half his face.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
At the top is an enamelled dove with outspread wings, which represents the Holy Ghost.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
Page is excited to point out that the table is a reflection of the design in the enamelled iron ceiling.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2018
A stunning necklace, wrought with jewelled and enamelled flowers, fruits, and butterflies, weighed heavily on its display stand.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
The Downing Street sign was given an estimated sale price of up to £1,500 An enamelled Downing Street sign has been sold for £7,800 at auction, fetching over £6000 more than expected.
From BBC ● May 21, 2013
A superb enamelled chess-board, with pieces of jasper and crystal, stood at checkmate beside the bed.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Which is not to say that enameling has ended as a popular craft or that technical skills have withered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
So Mr. Gilbert replaced the sink, and enameled the tub himself, spending $2,500 for the new fixtures and plumbing, plus his own enameling time.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2015
He can describe peacocks and chrysanthemums as if enameling a Persian miniature.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2015
The award is accompanied by a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso that has been made unique by commemorative engraving and enameling.
From Forbes ● Aug. 30, 2014
Practical work in pottery, bookbinding, enameling, metal work, interior decoration, wood carving, engraving, etching.
From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul
She also watched a demonstration of traditional enamelling and gilding by hand by master artisans before examining several pieces in closer detail.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2022
He sold his patent-rights in a bath-tub enamelling process.
From Time Magazine Archive
Others who have been enamelling with success in various branches, and who have shown individuality in their work, are Mr John Eyre, Mrs Nelson Dawson, Miss Hart.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
It is thick and balsamic, and used in several arts, particularly that of enamelling.
From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various
The native glass-workers adopted the process of enamelling, but applied it to a form of decoration characteristically German.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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