kiille — meaning in English

English meaning

• enamel noun A hard, glossy protective coating fused onto metal, ceramic or another surface.
• glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
• mica noun A mineral that splits easily into thin, flexible, shiny sheets, often found in granite and used in electronics and cosmetics.

Senses

kiille is used for these senses in English:

• enamel The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
• glance (obsolete, except, in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
• mica (mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

enamel — full definition

1. noun A hard, glossy protective coating fused onto metal, ceramic or another surface.
2. noun The hard, glossy outer layer that protects the visible part of a tooth.
3. verb To coat or decorate an object with enamel.

glance — full definition

1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
3. noun A quick, brief look.

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