Thesaurus: niello

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1. n. A metallic alloy of a deep black color.
2. n. The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.
3. n. A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.
4. n. An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate.
5. 1. A metallic alloy of a deep black color. 2. The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy. 3. A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated. 4. 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 1829. It depends upon the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.
6. A process, now no longer used, invented by J. N. Niepce, aFrench chemist, in 1829. It depends upon the action of light inrendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated,insoluble.
7. n. A metallic alloy of a deep black color. n. The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy. n. A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated. n. An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate.