smalto

[smahl-toh, smawl-; Italian zmahl-taw]

noun, plural smal·tos, Italian smal·ti

[zmahl-tee] /ˈzmɑl ti/.

colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
a piece of this.

Origin of smalto

1695–1705; < Italian < Germanic; see smelt¹, enamel

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Historical Examples of smalto

Like the ultramarine, the smalto blue is always applied in a thick layer.
Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Mediaeval Times
J. Henry Middleton

British Dictionary definitions for smalto

smalto

noun plural -tos or -ti (-tiː)

coloured glass, etc, used in mosaics

Word Origin for smalto

C18: from Italian; see smalt

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