niello 的 2 个定义
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.
ni·el·loed, ni·el·lo·ing.
- to decorate by means of niello; treat with niello or by the niello process.
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- 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.