enamelware

[ ih-nam-uhl-wair ]

noun

1. metalware, as cooking utensils, covered with an enamel surface.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enamelware¹

First recorded in 1900–05; enamel + ware ¹

Example Sentences

He wrapped his old gnarled fingers around the enamelware cup.

From Literature

I set the sandwiches on my least chipped enamelware plate, covered them with a clean towel, and grabbed my overcoat and shawl.

From Literature

Schindler persuaded German officials that the Jewish workers at his enamelware factory near Krakow should be moved to another concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where they were needed to produce munitions.

From Washington Post

I did a piece then called “Cool Maman,” who is balancing actual pots and pans on her head, all white enamelware.

From New York Times

An argument that he had "essential" enamelware workers wouldn't have meant anything to the decision makers, but the argument that we were essential to Germany's munitions production did.

From Literature

Related Words

• ceramic
• ceramics
• enamel