Zaffre
an artificial mixture, resembling smalt, containing cobalt oxide and, usually, silica, used to produce a blue color in gl-ss and in ceramic glazes.
historical examples
cooley’s cyclopdia of practical receipts and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades…, sixth edition, volume i arnold cooley
de re metallica georgius agricola
de re metallica georgius agricola
the short-story william patterson atkinson
the mosaic history of the creation of the world thomas wood
noun
impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels
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