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smalt definition

smalt (smôlt)

noun

  1. deep-blue glass prepared from silica, potash, and oxide of cobalt: used, in pulverized form, as a pigment
  2. pigment made in this way
  3. its deep-blue color

Etymology: Fr < It smalto < Frank *smalt < WGmc base of OHG smelzan, to melt: see smelt

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