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enamel

[ih-nam-uhl] / ɪˈnæm əl /


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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

To make the measurement, Eagle and lead author Randy Flores used a dental drill to collect enamel from the fossil teeth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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

The woman, Martha, dished the stew onto chipped enamel plates and put some in a bowl for the deaths to pass among themselves.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

"Orange Crush," 9 feet tall, 15 feet wide and painted in garish, glossy enamels on a billboard-size metal panel, blows up to monumental scale a still from her high-definition video projection "Green Pink Caviar."

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2016

A frame of coloured enamels by Mr. Bailey, and some in black-and-white by Mr. Henderson and Mr. Barnes, also attracted considerable notice.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

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

Celebrate the outsiders with this enameled stainless-steel camping mug, a collaboration between SODO’s Potluck Press and West Seattle’s Alair gift shop.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

There were three children in the picture—two girls standing on either side of a three-year-old boy who was seated on a very ornate enameled cast-iron bench.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

At the top is an enamelled dove with outspread wings, which represents the Holy Ghost.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2023

The Queen appeared delighted as she viewed a collection of hand-decorated teapots and enamelled trinket boxes, all brought to her Windsor Castle home for her latest public engagement.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2022

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

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

He can describe peacocks and chrysanthemums as if enameling a Persian miniature.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2015

Jeweler Holly Dyment's joyful black Labrador with encrusted diamond collar pendant is crafted in 18-karat rose gold and is made using a signature champlevé enameling technique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 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

In one corner stood a small enameling kiln, inherited from his grandmother, along with heirloom jars of glazes featuring her handwritten labels and nylon lids cut from stockings.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2012

The processes necessary for this purpose were altogether mechanical; and those of stamping and burnishing the gold, and of enameling, were necessarily performed before any delicate tempera-work could be executed.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by John Ruskin

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

Fine lines and hatchings are painted as with "silver stain," and in this respect only is there any approach to enamelling in the making of a coloured glass window.

From Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Various

The basse-taille process is also a combination of metal work in the form of engraving, carving and enamelling.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

This large proportion of magnesia undoubtedly supplied the stability required to withstand the process of enamelling.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various


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