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Webster 1913 Edition

Smalt

Smalt

,
Noun.
[It.
smalto
, LL.
smaltum
; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG.
smalz
grease, butter, G.
schmalz
grease, OHG.
smelzan
to melt, G.
schmelzen
. See
Smelt
,
Verb.
T.
, and cf.
Amel
,
Enamel
.]
A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder.

Webster 1828 Edition

Smalt

SMALT

,
Noun.
A beautiful blue glass of cobalt; flint and potash fused together.

Definition 2024

smalt

smalt

See also: smält

English

Noun

smalt ‎(countable and uncountable, plural smalts)

  1. a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide

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Czech

Etymology

From Italian smalto, from Germanic *smalt. Cognate with German Schmelz.

Noun

smalt m

  1. enamel (coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

smalt

  1. neuter singular of smal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

smalt

  1. neuter singular of smal

Swedish

Adjective

smalt

  1. absolute indefinite neuter form of smal.

Verb

smalt

  1. past tense of smälta.

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