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🔵 A blue pigment 🔵 To color blue
to smalt

to smalt

9.9
To coat something with deep blue glass powder to make it blue
  • verb
  • /smɔlt/
  • Specialized
: smaltar
  • Artisans would smalt the pottery to achieve a deep blue color before glazing.

Examples

  • The restoration team decided to smalt the faded sections of the mural for authenticity.

  • Historically, craftsmen would smalt glass beads to create vibrant blue jewelry.

  • Don't forget to smalt the edges for a polished look!

  • The artist decided to smalt the vase for a vibrant finish.

  • The restoration team decided to smalt the faded sections of the mural for authenticity.

  • Artisans would smalt the pottery to achieve a deep blue color before glazing.

  • Historically, craftsmen would smalt glass beads to create vibrant blue jewelry.

Synonyms

to paint
vsto smalt
498 1.0

To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks

uses a specific blue glass pigment for coating surfaces
to tint
vsto smalt
6 3.6

To add a small amount of color to something

involves coating surfaces with a strong blue glass pigment

Surface Forms

smalt infinitive
smalted past
smalted past participle
smalting present participle
smalts third person singular

Etymology

Smalt as a verb comes from the same Italian smalto, meaning 'enamel', and keeps the idea of melted glass. So to smalt something is to cover or color it with that deep blue glass pigment.