niello

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: nielle, nielli, aiello, nello, biello

Antonyms: nielle, nielli, aiello, nello, biello

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|metallurgy}} Any of various black metal [[alloys]], made of [[sulphur]] with [[copper]], [[silver]] or [[lead]], used to create decorative designs on other metals.
2. An [[impression]] on [[paper]] taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello [[alloy]] has been inlaid.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To decorate (a surface) using this technique.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.