niello
/nee-el-oh/US // niˈɛl oʊ //UK // (nɪˈɛləʊ) //
涅罗,涅洛,涅尔洛,涅尔罗
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ni·el·li [nee-el-ee]. /niˈɛl i/.
- : 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.
- : ornamental work so produced.
- : a specimen of such work.
- : a print on paper made from an incised metal plate before the application of niello and associated especially with 15th-century Italy.
v.有主动词 verb
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ni·el·loed, ni·el·lo·ing.
- : to decorate by means of niello; treat with niello or by the niello process.
Examples
It was of silver, but very beautifully engraved and adorned in Russian niello.
He was brought up to the hereditary profession of goldsmith and was early distinguished for his work in niello.
The date of the earliest known niello proof upon paper is 1452.
Then she unclasped her girdle, one of those narrow Russian ribbons of silver woven stuff, studded with niello.
The assertion that Niello was unknown to the ancients, it is unnecessary to refute here.
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