† ˈameled, ˈamelled, ppl. a. Obs.
Forms: 4 amiled, 5 amelyd, 6 ammelyt, amelled, ameld, aumayld, 7–8 amell'd.
[f. amel v. + -ed; in AFr. 1363 aymelet.]
Enamelled.
| c 1400 Rom. Rose 1080 Knopes fine of golde amiled. 1513 Douglas æneis vii. xi. 77 With latit sowpyl siluer weyll ammelyt [v.r. annelit]. a 1564 Becon Christ & Antichr. (1844) 518 The cross of pride..well gilt and ameled. 1596 Spenser F.Q. ii. iii. 27 Gilden buskins..entayld With curious antickes, and full fayre aumayld. 1600 Chapman Iliad (1857) xvi. 123 Achilles' arms, enlighten'd all with stars, And richly amell'd. 1710 Philips Pastorals 2 Oh when shall I once more With ravished eyes review thine amell'd shore? |