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smalto

smalto noun: a piece of coloured glass used in mosaic.

Noun

smalto (plural smalti)

  1. A piece of coloured glass used in mosaic.
    • This is done by striking the smalto with a sharp-edged hammer, directly over a similar edge, placed vertically beneath.1848, The Yearbook of Facts in Science and Art, Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, page 86
    • The smalto is thus broken as far as possible into the form desired, and it is afterwards ground with emery powder upon a lead wheel until the precise size and form are obtained.1857, “The applications of improved machinery and materials to art-manufacture”, in The Art Journal, page 112

Forms of smalto

pluralsmalti

Origin of smalto

Borrowed from Italian smalto. Doublet of schmaltz and smalt.

Questions about smalto

What does smalto mean?
Smalto means a piece of coloured glass used in mosaic.
What part of speech is smalto?
Smalto is a noun.
What is the plural of smalto?
The plural of smalto is smalti.

Words near smalto in the dictionary

  1. smalti
  2. smaltine
  3. smaltines
  4. smaltite
  5. smaltites
  6. smalto
  7. smalts
  8. smaltz
  9. Smannell
  10. smaragd
  11. smaragde

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