vitreous — of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
verb enamel
coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
noun enamel
coating — A coating of a substance is a thin layer of it spread over a surface.
varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
veneer — a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
lacquer — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
japan — a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Capital: Tokyo. Japanese Nihon, Nippon.
polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
