enacture 
The violent I ni either urift nr joy 
Tlu-ir own nttf-inrr* with UMOIMITM destroy. 
Hliuk., Hamlet', iii. '. 
enaget, i'. t. [< OF. <</<//, i-H/mi/itr, declare 
of age, p|i. / ii/niijii', aged, < en- + aage, age: 
see </<'.] To age; make old. 
That never hail .11. 1 II. i -vi'-l prejudice. 
Thiil never fr.ist. nor -n..we, nor slippery Ice 
Tlic tlrlils fnag'd. 
>V'"'". lr. of Dll llartas's Weeks, ii., Kden. 
Enaliornis (c-nal-i-or'nis), . [< Or. hd'Aiof, in, 
on, or of the sea (< ev, in, + a/lr, the sea), + 
opvtf, a bird.] A genus of fossil Cretaceous 
1 1 i n Is, discovered by Barrett in 1858 in the Upper 
(in-cnsiuid of Cambridge, England. It was de- 
scribed h> Set-ley in 18tiC under the name Pelagornig(l'. 
"/), which, Mtafl preoccupied l>y I'elagomuol Lartet 
(ls:>7), wax IVM. lined I'.iKilutniix by Secley in 1869. The re- 
ii i.i i n- :i[.|..':ir t.. lie those of a true bird, resembling a pen- 
guin ill some l'< speCtS. 
enaliosaur (e-nal'i-o-sar), H. One of the Emilio- 
Ktlltl'ill. 
Enaliosauria (e-nal'i-o-sa'ri-tt), n.pl. [NL., < 
Gr. fwi/<or, living in the sea (< h, = E. in, + 
d/tf, the sea), + o-atyxjc, lizard.] A superordinal 
group of gigantic aquatic Mesozoic reptiles, 
with a very long body, naked leathery skin, 
paddle-like limbs, numerous teeth in long jaws, 
and biconcave vertebras. The group contained the 
ichthyosaurians, plcsiosaurfaiis, and other marine mon- 
sters now placed in different orders. The term is now 
little used ; it sometimes, however, still covers the two 
current orders Ichthyosaitria&ivi J'legiogauria, or Ichthit- 
opteryijia and Sauropterifffta. 
enaliosaurian (e-nal*i-o-s4'ri-an), a. and n. I. 
a. Pertaining to the Enaliosauria, 
II. w. One of the Enaliosauria; an enalio- 
saur. 
enallage (e-nal'a-je), n. [= F. enallage = Sp. 
enalage = Pg. It. enallage, < L. enallage, < Gr. 
hoUo^, an interchange, < tvcMaocetv, inter- 
change, < h, in, + a'A/Moaetv, change, < <U/of, 
other: see allo-.] Iii gram., a figure consisting 
in the substitution of one form, inflection, or 
part of speech for another. Special names are given 
to subdivisions of this ftgnre. The substitution of one part 
of speecli for another is antimeria ; that of one case for 
another is anliptosie. Interchange of the functions of two 
cases in one phrase is a form of hyjHtllaye. Enallage of 
gender can hardly be illustrated iii English. Antiptosia 
is exempliiled in the colloquial "It's me" for " It is I." 
Knullu^e of number is seen in the royal and literary "we" 
for "I, and in our modern established "you" for "thou." 
Not changing one word for another, by their accidents 
or cases, as the h'natlaye. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 143. 
Enallostega (en-a-los'te-gfi,), n. pi. [NL. (F. 
SnaSotttgvtl, D'Orbigny), < Gr. cv, in, + dX/lof, 
other (one besides), -r r/'j-of, roof.] A division 
of foraminifers, having the cells disposed in two 
alternating rows. 
enambusht (en-am'bush), v. t. [< ew-1 + am- 
bush.] To place or conceal in ambush. 
Explor'd th' embattled van, the deep'ning line, 
Tii eiMtnbuth'tl phalanx, and the springing mine. 
CaiMorn, Elegy on I'apt. Hughes. 
enamel (e-nam'el), n. [< ME. enamaile (with 
prolix in-, due to the verb enamelen), prop. 
' n mil ili\ iimi'l, ttmr.ll, nmelle, amall, aumayl, lat- 
er ammell (> D. G. email = Dan. emaille = Sw. 
emalj), < OF. esmail, F. email, enamel: see 
aniH.] 1. In cerain., a vitrified substance, 
either transparent or opaque, applied as a coat- 
ing to pottery and porcelain of many kinds. 
It is simply a fusible kind of glass, and when transparent 
is commonly called ijlazf. A vitreous coating of similar 
character is applied to a class of iron utensils for cooking, 
et< .. .iii'l is made to serve other useful purposes. 
2. In the fine arts, a vitreous substance or glass, 
opaque or transparent, and variously colored, 
applied as a coating on a surface of metal or 
of porcelain (see def. 1) for purposes of decora- 
tion. It consists of easily fusible salts, such as the sili- 
cates and horates of sodium, potassium, lead, etc., to 
w hich various earths and metallic oxids are added to s\\ < 
th. 1 desired coloi-s. These enamels are now prepared in 
the form of sticks, like sealing-wax, and for use are pnl- 
veri/ed, and applied to the surface either dry or moistened 
so as to form a paste. The object to be enamel, .1 is th. 
exposed to :i moderate temperature in a muffle, and the 
vitreous substance becomes sufficiently fluid to form a 
brilliant and adhesive eoatini:. Knamels in modern time-, 
include an iiitliiitc number of tints ; but those of the an- 
cient Orientals and of the Ityzantine empire present tmt 
few colors, and those distinctly contrasting. See def. 3, 
and Lini'-'f-n enflntfl, below. 
3. Euamel-work: a piece or sort of work whose 
chief decorative quality lies in the enamel it- 
self : as, a fine piece of cloisonn6 enamel ; a spe- 
cimen of i mi mi I a jonr. (if thi work there are three 
distinct classes: (1) Bin in which partitions 
mill in.- the compartments of enamel of each different 
color are formed of wire of rectangular section secured to 
the body or foundation; (-> rllini>l'-r, 1 f,nnifl.\\\ which 
the surface <>f ttie background is encraved or hollo wed out 
to receive the enamel; (.i) si/, in which the 
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whole surface of a plate of metal is covered with the 
<n. inicl, which when fused affords a smooth uroun.l tor 
p.unnie A familiar instance of the last kind of enamel 
work is the dial of a e..inin..n wat'-li, which is enamel, d . n 
copper in white, the figures being painted ii|x>n it In black 
enamel. I'hamplevc enamel Is most useil for jewelry and 
similar decorative work. 
About her necke a sort of faire rubies 
In white lloures of right Hue rim 
The Ainembty of Laditl, 1. 534. 
4. Any smooth, glossy surface resembling ena- 
mel, but produced by means of varnish or lac- 
quer, or in some other way not involving vitri- 
fication: as, the enamel of enameled leather, 
paper, slate, etc. 5. In anal., the hardest part 
of a tooth ; the very dense, smooth, glistening 
substance which crowns a tooth or coats a part 
of its surface: distinguished from dentin and 
from cement. It Is always superficial, and represents a 
special modification of epithelial substance. It is usually 
white, sometimes red, as in the front teeth of most ro- 
dents, or reddish-black, as in the teeth of most -Incus. 
Bee cut under tooth. 
All the bones of the body are covered with a periosteum, 
except the teeth ; where it ceases, and an enainel of ivory, 
which saws and fllei will hardly touch, comes into its 
place. Paky, Nat. Thcol., xi. 
6. Figuratively, gloss; polish. 
There i- none of the ingenuity of Filicaja in the thought, 
none of the hard and brilliant enamel of Petrarch In the 
style. Macaulay. 
7. In cosmetics, a coating applied to the skin, 
giving the appearance of a beautiful complex- 
ion. Battersea enamel, a kind of surface enamel pro- 
duced ill Battersea, London, in the eighteenth century. 
The pieces of this enamel are usually decorated by a 
transfer process similar to that used for porcelain and 
English delft ; they include needle-cases, etuis, and es- 
pecially plaques with portraits. Canton enamel, a va- 
riety of surface-enamel in which the ground Is usually 
plain white, yellow, or light blue, and Is decorated with 
enamel paintings in many colors, representing conven- 
tional flowers, scrolls, etc. Vases, incense-burners, etc., 
are made of it, and it is one of the most successful of mod- 
ern Chinese artistic industries. Chaniplev^ enamel. 
See def. 3, and ckamplece. Cloisonn^ enamel. See 
def. 3, and cloitomv!. Enamel a jour, a kind of en- 
amel in which there is no background, the enamel be- 
ing made to till all the space Let ween the narrow bars 
or wires which form the design, such enamel when trans- 
lucent shows as a pattern seen by transmitted light. 
Enamel-columns, the minute six-sided prisms of which 
the enamel of the teeth is composed. Also called eiutmel- 
prism enamel-rodi, and e na mel-fibert. Enamel-Cuticle, 
a thin horny cuticle covering the outer surface of the en- 
amel in unworn teeth. Also called Xasmyth's membrane 
and mticula dentit. Enamel en basse tallle, a variety 
of champleve enamel in which the background of the low- 
ered or sunken parts is sculptured with figures in relief, 
the enamel itself being transparent to allow them to be 
seen. Enamel en tallle d'epargne, a variety of champ- 
leve enamel in which the field is almost wholly cut away 
or hollowed out for the reception of the enamel, leaving 
only narrow dividing lines of the metallic background. 
Flocked enamel, enamel used for ornamenting a glass 
surface which has been made dull by grinding or by the 
use of acid. Glass enamel, an opaque or semi-opaque 
glass having a milky appearance, due to the addition of 
binoxid of tin. It is used for window transparencies and 
"porcelain" lamp-shades. Incrusted enamel, disks or 
similar small flat pieces of enameled metal inlaid in a 
larger surface, as of chased metal or filigree. Limoges 
enamel, a variety of surface-enamel produced especially 
at Limoges in France, in which vessels and decorative 
pieces of various kinds and sizes are ornamented with pic- 
torial subjects painted in many colors and in gold. This 
work reached its greatest excellence at the time of^the 
Renaissance. 
enamel (e-nam'el), r. ; pret. and pp. enameled 
or enamelled, ppr. enameling or enamelling. [< 
ME. enamelen, enaumaylen, < OF. enamaiUer, 
enameler, enamaler (in pp. ),<- + esmailler, > 
ME. amelen, ainilen (see amel, r.), F. emailler (> 
D. emailleren = G. emailliren = Dan. emaillere 
= Sw. emaljera) = Sp. Pg. esmaltar = It. smal- 
tare, enamel; from the noun.] I. trans. 1. 
To lay enamel upon ; cover or decorate with 
enamel. 
Ther wer hassynes fill bryst of brende golde clere, 
Enaumaylde with ajer & eweres of sute. 
Alliterative. Poemt(ed. Morris), ii. 1457. 
A knife he bore. 
Whose hilt was well enamelled o'er 
With green leaves on a golden ground. 
William Morris, Earthly Paradise, I. 107. 
2. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon: 
as, to enamel cardboard; specifically, to use 
an enamel upon the skin. 3f. To variegate or 
adorn with different colors. 
The pleasing fume that fragrant Roses yeeld, 
\\ hen wanton Zephyr, sighing on the fleld, 
Ktuimmftx all. 
Stftetter, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, i. 6. 
Enameled cloth. See clot A. Enameled glass. BM 
fiMI 
II. intranx. To practise the use of enamel 
or the art of enameling. 
Though it were f.n.li.sh to colour or enamel upon the 
glasses of tclcsrop.s, \i t to uild the tubes of them may 
render them more acceptable to the users, without les- 
sening the clearness of the Rnile. 
enantiomorphic 
enamelar, enamellar (e-nam'el-ar), a. [< 
i in: mi I + -in-.} Consisting of enamel; resem- 
bling enamel ; smooth ; glossy. [Rare.] 
enamel-blue (e-uam'el-blO), n. Same as nmalt. 
enameler, enameller (e-nam'el-er), . [< 
i'l + -</!.] One who enamels ; one whose 
occupation is the laying on of enamels. 
she put forth unto him a little rod or wand all fiery, 
such as paiutera or cnameUert use. 
ll..ll<in,t, tr. of Plutarch, p. 481. 
It Is certain that in the reigns of the two flrst Edward* 
there were Greek iMn,i-Urr in England, who hoth prac- 
tised and taught the art. Waljmle, Anecdotes, I. it., note. 
Enamelers' copper. See copper. 
enamel-germ (e-nam'el-jerm), n. The epi- 
thclial gcrin of the enamel of teeth; the rudi- 
ment of the enamel-organ. 
enamelist, enamellist (e-nam'el-ist), n. [< 
enamel -t- -int.] Same as enameler. 
enamel-kiln (e-nam'el-kil), H. A kiln in which 
pottery, glass, etc., are exposed to a low heat, 
such as is suitable for fixing enamel-colors, 
gold, etc. Such kilns are generally built of large earth- 
enware slabs, having flues through which the smoke and 
flame of the fire pass without entering the liody of the 
kiln. 
enamellar, enameller, etc. See enamelar, etc. 
enamel-membrane (e-nam'el-niem*bran), n. 
The layer of cylindrical cells of the enamel- 
organ of a tooth which stand on the surface 
of the deutiual part of a developing tooth. 
enamel-organ (e-nam'el-dr'gan), n. The enam- 
el-germ of a tooth after it has separated from 
the epithelium of the mouth and forms a cap 
over the dentinal portion of the tooth, it con- 
sists of a lining of cylindrical cells ami a covering of cu- 
bical cells, and is wadded with stellate cells in abundant 
jelly-like intercellular substance. 
enamel-painting (p-nam'el-pan*ting), n. Paint- 
ing in verifiable colors, especially upon a sur- 
face of porcelain, glass, or metal, the work be- 
ing subsequently fired in a muflle or kiln. See 
enamel. 
enamoradot (e-nam-o-ra'do), n. [Sp. (= It. 
iiinamorato, q. v.), < ML. inamoralus, pp. of 
enamorar, inamorare (> Sp., etc.), put in love: 
see enamour."] One deeply in love. 
An enamorado neglects all other things to accomplish 
his delight. Sir T. Herbert, Travels in Africa, p. 74. 
enamour (e-nam'or), v. t. [Also written, but 
rarely, enamor; < ME. enamoured, pp., < OF. 
enamourer, enamorer, F. enamourer = Pr. Sp. 
Pg. enamorar, namorar = It. innamorare, < ML. 
inamorare, put in love, inamorari, be in love, 
< L. I'M, in, + amor (> F. amour, etc.), love: 
see amor, amorous.] To inflame with love; 
charm ; captivate : used chiefly in the past par- 
ticiple, with of or tcith before the person or 
thing: as, to be enamoured of a lady; to be 
enamoured o/or with books or science. 
What trust is in these times? 
They that when Richard liv'd would have him die, 
Are now become enantoitr'd on his grave. 
Shale., 2 Hen. IV., L 8. 
Oh, death : 
I am not yet enatnour'tl o/this breath 
So much but I dare leave it. 
Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess, IT. 1. 
Or should she, confident, 
Descend with all her winning charms begirt 
To enamour, as the zone of Venus once 
Wrought that effect on Jove. Milton, P. R., Ii. 214. 
He became passionately enamoured of this shadow of a 
dream. Irving. 
= Syn. To fascinate, bewitch. 
enamouritet (e-nam'o-rit), n. (X enamour + 
-ite 1 , as in favorite.] A lover. [Rare.] 
Is this no small servitude for an enammirite. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel , p. 510. 
enamourment (e-nam'or-ment), n. [< enamour 
4- -mi-iii. Cf. OF. enamourement, < enamourer, 
enamour.] The state of being enamoured; 
a falling desperately in love. Mrs. Cotrden 
Clarke. 
enanthema (en-an-the^mS), n. [NL., < Gr. 
iv, in, + avOiyia. as in fi-avSr/pa, an eruption : see 
exanthema.] In pathol., an eruption of the 
mucous membrane: distinguished from CIHH- 
thema, an eruption of the skin. 
cnanthesis (en-an-the'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. iv, 
in, + uvfo/oif, blossom, < avBtiv, blossom, bloom. 
Cf. enanthema.] In )>athol., an eruption on the 
skin from internal disease, as in scarlet fever, 
measles, etr. 
enantioblastous (e-nan'ti-o-blas'tus), a. [< 
lavriof, opposite (see enantiosis), + ,ftu- 
orof, germ.] In Imt.. having the embryo at the 
end of the seed directly opposite to the hilum. 
enantiomorphic (i-nan'ti-o-mor'fik), a. Same 
as enaiiliomiiri>lious. 
