Definition of "enamel" []

• A vitreous, usually opaque, protective or decorative coating baked on metal, glass, or ceramic ware. (noun)
• An object having such a coating, as in a piece of cloisonné. (noun)
• A coating that dries to a hard glossy finish: nail enamel. (noun)
• A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish. (noun)
• Anatomy The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When this is not applied the filing does not, by destroying what we term the enamel, diminish the whiteness of the teeth; but the use of betel renders them black if pains be not taken to prevent it."
• "Absolutely thick molar enamel is consistent with large body size estimates and dietary inferences about Gigantopithecus blacki, which focus on tough or fibrous vegetation."
• "And you get to pick from the popular stainless steel, to the porcelain enamel, stone blend, metal or any other fancy types."