Smalt
noun
1.
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.
noun
1.
a type of silica glass coloured deep blue with cobalt oxide
2.
a pigment made by crushing this glass, used in colouring enamels
3.
the blue colour of this pigment
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