Dictionary entry

Enamel (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

En‐am″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enameled (?) or Enamelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Enameling or Enamelling.] 1. To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.

2. To variegate with colors as if with enamel.

Oft he bowed

His turret crest and sleek enameled neck. Milton.

3. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.

4. To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.