enamel

Japanese: エナメル

〘Noun〙 (enamel)⸨inamel⸩① A glassy pigment (baked onto the surface of metal or pottery). Enamel . [Handbook of Foreign Words (1912)]② Varnish (applied to electric wires, etc. for insulation). ③ A general term for paint made by mixing pigments with oil-based varnish. It dries quickly, and the coating is smooth, glossy, hard, and has good adhesion. Enamel paint. ※Self-portrait (1920)〈Terada Torahiko〉 "Rather than a hard, stiff portrait with a metal face painted with enamel" ④ Abbreviation of "enamel skin (━ leather)". ※Picture book (1930)〈Nagai Tatsuo〉 "The enamel shoes are already covered with a thin layer of dust" ⑤ Abbreviation of "enamel skin (━ quality)". ※Nihon Dokushohon (1887)〈Shinbo Iwaji〉6 "If you lick it, the inside of the tooth will break and it will not stop."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (enamel)⸨イナメル⸩① （金属や陶器の表面に焼きつける）ガラス質の顔料。琺瑯(ほうろう)。〔舶来語便覧（1912）〕② （電線などに塗る、絶縁用の）ワニス。③ 油性ワニスに顔料を練り混ぜたペイントの総称。乾燥が速く、塗膜は平滑で光沢に富み、固く、密着性が大きい。エナメルペイント。※自画像（1920）〈寺田寅彦〉「金属製の顔にエナメルを塗ったやうな堅い堅い肖像よりは」④ 「エナメルがわ（━革）」の略。※絵本（1930）〈永井龍男〉「エナメルの靴には、もう、うっすりほこりがたかってゐる」⑤ 「エナメルしつ（━質）」の略。※日本読本（1887）〈新保磐次〉六「いなめるもし損ずれば歯の内部これより砕けてまた止むべからず」

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