enamel
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I use a Copco enamel pot I got on eBay for rice and soups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They then dissolved the powdered enamel in phosphoric acid, releasing carbon dioxide gas that contained the isotope bonds they wanted to study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
All of this means much more time sifting through silica and wielding her tiny enamel brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A newly developed dental gel may be able to rebuild damaged tooth enamel, potentially creating a new approach to preventing decay and restoring worn teeth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The old white enamel bowl is next to her on the bed.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
But unlike in most other synthetic enamels, the researchers encased the wires in a malleable metal-based coating.
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 pulpit is of wrought-iron, brass, copper, enamels, and marble.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by A. B. Clifton
Using an enameled skillet, Syd shows T.J. how to brown the meat along with the onions, then adds tomato paste, explaining that caramelizing it enriches the sauce.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025
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
The high-relief altar front of gilded copper figures with enameled halos, 7 feet wide and nearly 3 feet tall, powerfully articulates the apostles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
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
An enameled brooch and tortoiseshell calling card case belonging to Leah.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
In one, a painted floor tile was decorated with a photograph of dog shit; a toilet bowl had been enamelled in the vivid colors of the Swedish royal crest.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 10, 2017
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
The award is accompanied by a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso that has been made unique by commemorative engraving and enameling.
From Forbes ● Aug. 30, 2014
The size-12 ring, which commemorates the Giants’ 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in 1991, has two football-shaped diamonds surrounded by “worn blue enameling framed by 17 smaller diamonds,” according to the auction house’s description.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2012
When the morning came, Monedowa was early astir, oiling his limbs and enameling his breast and arms with red and blue, resembling the plumage in which he had first appeared to Minda.
From The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends by Cornelius Mathews
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
This process of enamelling was hardly called for in the interests of art.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
It was upon pottery and brick that the ancient Egyptians and Assyrians achieved their greatest work in enamelling.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
No finer enamelling on bronze was done than that done in early Britain.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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