Noun: smalto
| Singular | smalto |
| Plural | smalti |
Sample Sentences
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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:]
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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:]
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Press the smalti into the adhesive in a rainbow pattern along the frame, with as small a gap as possible between the pieces. [2005, Reham Aarti Jacobsen, Mosaics for the First Time, page 38:]
Nouns inflected like smalto
scampo,
smalto,
panzerotto,
fumetto,
grissino,
confetto,
concetto,
bozzetto,
pentito,
contorno,
cortissimo,
porcino,
sampietrino,
puntello,
biscotto,
madrigaletto,
dipinto,
latticino,
piffero,
pasticciotto, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian smalto. Doublet of schmaltz and smalt. See: Italian Nouns '
smalto'.