vitreous enamel

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vitreous enamel (uncountable)

  1. A material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate (usually metal) by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). where the powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating.
    • 1950 October, “Notes and News: Renaming of Stations, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 713:
      The new name signs will be of modern design in vitreous enamel, and consist of white Gill Sans letters on a maroon background.
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