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| ni·el·lo [ nee éllō ] |
noun (plural ni·el·li [ nee éllee ] or ni·el·los) |
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1. black alloy used as inlay: a deep black alloy of sulfur and silver, lead, or copper, used to fill lines inlaid as decoration on a metal surface
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2. use of niello: the process of using niello to decorate a metal surface
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3. something decorated with niello: something decorated with niello as an inlay
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transitive verb (past and past participle ni·el·loed, present participle ni·el·lo·ing, 3rd person present singular ni·el·los) |
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decorate something with niello: to decorate something using niello as an inlay
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| [Early 19th century. Via Italian< Latin nigellus "blackish," diminutive of niger "black"] |
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  ni·el·list noun |
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