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niello

noun pl. nielli or niellos

  1. any of a number of alloys of sulfur with silver, lead, copper, etc., characterized by a deep-black color and used to decorate metallic objects by means of inlay
  2. the process of decorating with niello
  3. something decorated in this way

transitive verb nielloed, nielloing

to decorate with niello

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See niello in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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