adjective
- decorated or inlaid with niello (a black metallic alloy used to fill engraved designs on metal surfaces)
Usage: technical; art and metalwork
Examples
- The nielloed silver bracelet featured intricate geometric patterns.
- Medieval craftsmen created nielloed jewelry by filling engraved lines with the dark alloy.
- The museum displayed a nielloed dagger from the Renaissance period.
- She admired the nielloed surface of the antique box, which showed fine detail work.