Porcelain vs. Enamel

Porcelain vs. Enamel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Porcelain and Enamel

Porcelainnoun

A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain.

Enamelnoun

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

Porcelainnoun

: porcelain tableware.

He set the table with our porcelain and stemware.

Enamelnoun

A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

Porcelainnoun

: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.

Enamelnoun

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

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Porcelainnoun

An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.

The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains.

Enamelnoun

A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.

Porcelainnoun

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Enamelverb

(transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel.

Porcelainnoun

: strings of shells, beads, etc. used as ornamentation or currency; the composite shells, beads, etc.

Enamelverb

(transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.

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Porcelainnoun

A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.

Enamelverb

(transitive) To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.

to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth

Porcelainnoun

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

Enamelverb

(transitive) To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.

Enamelnoun

hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

Enamelnoun

a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection

Enamelnoun

a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish

Enamelnoun

any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze

Enamelverb

coat, inlay, or surface with enamel