smalts
/smɔlts/
noun
- A blue glass or pigment made by fusing silica, potash, and cobalt oxide, used in ceramics and painting.
- The painter used smalts to achieve a deep blue sky in the fresco.
- The chemist analyzed the smalts to determine the cobalt content.
- Historically, smalts were imported from Europe for use in Chinese porcelain.
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