smalto

American  

[smahl-toh, smawl-, zmahl-taw] / ˈsmɑl toʊ, ˈsmɔl-, ˈzmɑl tɔ /

noun

• smaltos,
  plural
• smalti
  plural

1. colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.

2. a piece of this.

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smalto British  

/ ˈsmɑːltəʊ /

noun

1. coloured glass, etc, used in mosaics

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• smalti
  plural
• smaltos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of smalto

1695–1705; < Italian < Germanic; see smelt ¹, enamel

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

smalto smalti

The name "enamel" is traceable to the French word enail and the Italian smalto, both having the same root as the Anglo-Saxon word "smelt."

From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess

The woodwork of its roof, and the emblazoned patterns in porphyry and serpentine and glass and smalto, which cover its whole surface, were designed 312 by Oriental decorators.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by John Addington Symonds

A great improvement was introduced into the art in 1775, by Signor Raffaeli, who thought of preparing the smalti in what may be termed fine threads.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various