Meaning of 'niello'

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Meaning of ‘niello’

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niello

A metallic alloy of a deep black color.

The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.

A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.

An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate. NIEPCE'S PROCESS Niep"ce's proc"ess. (Photog.) A process, now no longer used, invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in

. It depends upon the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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