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n.

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

tr.v., -eled or -elled, -el·ing or -el·ling, -els or -els.

1. To coat, inlay, or decorate with enamel.
2. To give a glossy or brilliant surface to.
3. To adorn with a brightly colored surface.

[From Middle English enamelen, to put on enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler : en-, on (from Old French; see en–¹) + amail, enamel (from Old French esmail, of Germanic origin).]

enameler e·nam'el·er or e·nam'el·ist n.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - emalje, lak, glasur, højglans, neglelak, tandemalje, emaljearbejde, glas
v. tr. - emaljere, give højglans, udføre emaljearbejde på, udsmykke med forskellige farver

Nederlands (Dutch)
emailleren, glazuren, met kleuren versieren, email, glazuur, lak, make-up die glanst

Français (French)
n. - émail, (Art) un émail
v. tr. - émailler

Deutsch (German)
n. - Email, Glasur, Schmelz
v. - emaillieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σμάλτο, εμαγιέ, αδαμαντίνη, βερνίκι, εμαγίτης, λάκα
v. - σμαλτώνω
attrib. - από σμάλτο, εμαγιέ

Italiano (Italian)
smaltare, smalto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esmalte (m)
v. - esmaltar, laquear, envernizar (couro)

Русский (Russian)
эмаль

Español (Spanish)
n. - esmalte, esmalte de los dientes
v. tr. - esmaltar, charolar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - emalj, nagellack
v. - emaljera
attr. - emalj-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
珐琅, 指甲油, 瓷釉, 涂以瓷釉, 彩饰

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 琺瑯, 指甲油, 瓷釉
v. tr. - 塗以瓷釉, 彩飾

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 에나멜, 광택제
v. tr. - 에나멜을 입히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - エナメル, 上薬, エナメル塗料, エナメル質, 釉薬
v. - エナメルを塗る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مينا, طلاء (فعل) يطلي بالمينا, يزخرف (صفه) ملون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמייל, תזגיג, זגוגית, זגג‬
v. tr. - ‮ציפה באמייל, צייר (דמויות) באמייל‬

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