Associations to the word «Niello»

Wiktionary

NIELLO, noun. (metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
NIELLO, noun. An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca