nielloedadj.
/nɪˈɛləʊd/, U.S. /niˈɛloʊd/ Inlaid or decorated with niello.
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1862 Continental Monthly Jan. 10/1 What were the glorious works of those mediæval artists in stone and canvas,..nielloed salvers, golden chasing, laces as from fairy-land?
1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 58 There are various nielloed rings of the Saxon period.
1960 Times 2 Feb. 20/6 A Russian silver gilt and nielloed presentation box.
1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Nov. 29 A portable altar made of porphyry, or reddish marble, set in a gilded and nielloed frame.
1990 Apollo July 65/2 (note) This is followed by a narrow profiled and gilded band, then a flat band containing the nielloed inscription.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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