SILIMATO: see [SOLIMATO].
SMALTO, SMALTARE: enamel; the art of enamelling; to enamel. SMALTO ROGGIO: a particular kind of red enamel described by Cellini. Tra. 36. Also SMALTO ROSSO TRANSPARENTE.
SMERALDO: an emerald. Tra. 40.
SMERIGLIO: the stain or blemish in marble. Tra. 196.
SODO: the base. Tra. 96.
SOFFIARE: to bubble or blow; of metal flowing into a mould for which the vents have been improperly prepared. Tra. 181.
SOFFREGARE: to rub; as of stone against stone in the cutting of the diamond. Tra. 52.
SOLIMATO: corrosive sublimate. Tra. 155.
SOPPANNATO: match-boarded. Tra. 206.
SOTTIGLIEZZA: delicacy; subtle detail in a piece of work. Tra. 164, 166.