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noun
1.
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
2.
ornamental work so produced.
3.
a specimen of such work.
4.
a print on paper made from an incised metal plate before the application of niello and associated especially with 15th-century Italy.
verb (used with object)
5.
to decorate by means of niello; treat with niello or by the niello process.
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Niello
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| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
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Origin:
1810–20; < Italian < Latin nigellus blackish, diminutive of niger black
1810–20; < Italian < Latin nigellus blackish, diminutive of niger black
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