smalt glass

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• Smalt — is powdered glass, colored deep blue (powder blue) using cobalt, used for dyeing and laundering.External links* [http://webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/smalt.html Smalt] …   Wikipedia

• smalt — [smôlt] n. [Fr < It smalto < Frank * smalt < WGmc base of OHG smelzan, to melt: see SMELT2] 1. deep blue glass prepared from silica, potash, and oxide of cobalt: used, in pulverized form, as a pigment 2. pigment made in this way 3. its… …   English World dictionary

• glass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crystal; mirror, lens, slide; beaker, tumbler, goblet, snifter; pane; stained glass, bottle glass, peloton, etc.; telescope, spyglass; (pl.) spectacles, eyeglasses. See optical instruments, receptacle …   English dictionary for students

• smalt — [smɔ:lt, smɒlt] noun chiefly historical glass coloured blue with cobalt oxide. ↘a pigment made by pulverizing such glass. Origin C16: from Fr., from Ital. smalto, of Gmc origin; related to smelt1 …   English new terms dictionary

• smalt — /smɔlt/ (say smawlt) noun 1. a deep blue pigment prepared by powdering a glass coloured with cobalt. 2. a glass made by fusing cobalt oxide and silica. {French, from Italian smalto, from German Schmalte; related to smelt1} …  

• smalt — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian smalto, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German smelzan to melt more at smelt Date: 1558 a deep blue pigment consisting of a powdered glass that contains oxide of cobalt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smalt — /smawlt/, n. a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials. [1550 60; < MF < It smalto SMALTO] * * * …   Universalium

• smalt — noun a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide …   Wiktionary

• smalt — [[t]smɔlt[/t]] n. cer powdered blue glass used to color vitreous materials • Etymology: 1550–60; < MF < It smalto smalto …   From formal English to slang

• smalt — n. 1 glass coloured blue with cobalt. 2 a pigment made by pulverizing this. Etymology: F f. It. smalto f. Gmc, rel. to SMELT(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• Cobalt glass — for decoration Cobalt glass is a deep blue colored glass prepared by adding cobalt compounds to the molten glass. It is appreciated for its attractive color. It is also used as an optical filter in flame tests to filter out the yellow flame… …   Wikipedia