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smalto

American

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

noun

plural

smaltos,

plural

smalti

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

smalto British

/ ˈsmɑːltəʊ /

noun

coloured glass, etc, used in mosaics

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Etymology

Origin of smalto

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

Example Sentences

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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 Symonds, John Addington

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 Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

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