niello
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niello
- /niˈɛləʊ/ UK
- /niˈɛloʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian niello, from Latin nigellus (“blackish”).
noun niellos · nielli
- Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals. a young woman named Renata, with a gesturing of her dark curls, beckoned him in with a cigarette-case of Russian silver and niello, which sprang open to reveal a collection of “smokes” […]
- An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.
verb niellos · nielloing · nielloed
- To decorate (a surface) using this technique.
Translations
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noun any of various black metal alloys
| 日本語 | 黒金 kokkin, ニエロ niero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 黑金 hēijīn |
| Français | nielle, niello |
| Deutsch | Niello, Schwarzschmelz |
| العربية | فِضَّة مُحْرَقَة fiḍḍa muḥraqa, مِينَا mīnā |
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