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niello

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6 lettersPronunciation /niˈɛləʊ/Sorted eillnoStarts with NEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian niello, from Latin nigellus (“blackish”).

Used in a sentence

  • a young woman named Renata, with a gesturing of her dark curls, beckoned him in with a cigarette-case of Russian silver and niello, which sprang open to reveal a collection of “smokes” […]

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