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Nielle vs Niello - What's the difference?

nielle | niello |

As verbs the difference between nielle and niello

is that nielle is while niello is .

As an adjective nielle

is decorated with niello.

nielle

French

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (nigella), feminine noun form of (etyl) nigellus.

Noun

(f)
  • corncockle
  • blight, ear cockle
    • Derived terms
    * nieller * niellure

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) neel.

    Noun

    (m)
  • niello
    • Derived terms
    * nieller * nielleur

    Verb

    (fr-verb-form)

    • niello

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 283:
    • 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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