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

If desired, enamelware pans may be used, but this material chips easily and consequently is not very satisfactory.

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This may be made of copper or aluminum or of any of the various types of enamelware that are used for cooking utensils.

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A pan that has become rough from usage or an enamelware pan that is chipped should not be used for the boiling of candy.

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Old Purkes went white to the gills and assured me hastily that he would get the enamelware out of town as quickly as possible.

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Three days after Purkes offered his enamelware I had a window full of—what do you think?

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Related Words

• ceramic
• ceramics
• enamel