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Answer for the clue "Deep-blue pigment ", 5 letters:
smalt

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n. a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide

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Smalt \Smalt\, n. [It. smalto, LL. smaltum; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. smalz grease, butter, G. schmalz grease, OHG. smelzan to melt, G. schmelzen. See Smelt , v. t., and cf. Amel , Enamel .] A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. ...

Usage examples of smalt.

A great rug pelted the floor, a monster tabard woven of gold, brown, bronze, two tones of green, fuscous red and smalt blue.