smalt
(smɔːlt) n1. (Ceramics) a type of silica glass coloured deep blue with cobalt oxide
2. (Ceramics) a pigment made by crushing this glass, used in colouring enamels
3. (Colours) the blue colour of this pigment
[C16: via French from Italian smalto, of Germanic origin; related to smelt1]
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smalt
(smɔlt)
n. powdered blue glass used to color vitreous materials.
[1550–60; < Middle French < Italian
smalto smalto]
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