Enamel: The first review!

enamel |iˈnaməl|
noun
an opaque or semitransparent glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

• a work of art executed in such a substance.
• the hard glossy substance that covers the crown of a tooth.
• (also enamel paint) a paint that dries to give a smooth, hard coat.
• dated nail polish.

ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as a verb; formerly also as inamel): from Anglo-Norman French enamailler, from en- ‘in, on’ + amail ‘enamel,’ ultimately of Germanic origin.

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The first review!

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