American Heritage Dictionary
Century Dictionary
(1)
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet
Elsewhere on the web
The smalto sea heaved then sighed with the burdens of history.— Qwaider Planet
[1] "_Cola diritto, sopra il verde smalto mi fur moetrati gli spiriti magni che del verderli in me stesso 'n esalto_"— Confessions of a Book-Lover
When I lie in my cool light room on the garden level, I look across the bright grass -- il verde smalto -- to a great red rose bush in lavish disarray against the dark cypress.— The Roadmender
We are, however, by no means certain that Virgil was happier on earth than he was "upon the green enamel" (_verde smalto_) in this place of quiet leisure which was the vestibule to Hell, but not Hell itself, and which, to some chosen souls, had already been a vestibule to the Palace of the Beatific— Confessions of a Book-Lover
When Virgil and the poet were waiting in anxiety before the gates of Dis, when the Furies on the wall were tearing their breasts and crying, 'Venga Medusa, e si' l farem di smalto, 'suddenly across the hideous river came a sound like that which whirlwinds make among the shattered branches and bruised stems of forest-trees; and Dante, looking out with fear upon the foam and spray and vapour of the flood, saw thousands of the damned flying before the face of one who forded Styx with feet unwet.— Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
Century Dictionary (1)
If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.
We are still working on calculating this word's frequency.
Recently looked upelemental · Mercantile · puffery · eri · Aster |
Recent Favoritespygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms |
Recent PronunciationsDer dicke Dachdecker deckte dir dein Dach, drum dank dem dicken Dachdecker, dass der dicke Dachdecker dir dein Dach deckte. · weitläufig · und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, so leben sie noch heute · redescheu · selbstverständlich |
Ninjawords
The Free Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
OneLook
Bartleby All Books
Dictionary.com
Urban Dictionary
Wikipedia
Google Define
Amazon Book Search
Thesaurus.com
Forvo pronunciation
Word Navigator
Tags
Stats
