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Definition of: niello
(nē·el′ō) noun plural ·li (-ī)
1. The art of decorating metal plates by incising designs upon them and then filling in the incised lines with a black alloy.
2. A work produced by this method: also ni·el′lo-work′.
3. A black alloy used in this work. [<Ital. <L nigellus blackish <niger black]
—ni·el′list noun
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