niello

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian niello, from Latin nigellus (“blackish”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /niˈɛləʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /niˈɛloʊ/ === Noun === niello (countable and uncountable, plural niellos or nielli) (metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals. An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid. ==== Derived terms ==== nielloware ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === niello (third-person singular simple present niellos, present participle nielloing, simple past and past participle nielloed) (transitive) To decorate (a surface) using this technique. === Anagrams === Lionel, O'Neill, lionel, loline, nollie == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnjɛl.lo/, (traditional) /niˈɛl.lo/ Rhymes: -ɛllo Hyphenation: nièl‧lo, (traditional) ni‧èl‧lo === Etymology 1 === From Latin nigellus (“somewhat black”). ==== Noun ==== niello m (plural nielli) niello (type of metalwork) ===== Related terms ===== niellare niellatura niellatore === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== niello first-person singular present indicative of niellare ===== Descendants ===== → English: niello → French: nielle (probably) === Further reading === niello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === -ellino, ellino