scagliola

(skal yō′lə)

noun

an imitation marble made of gypsum and an adhesive, with colored stone dust or chips set into the surface

Origin: It scagliuola, dim. of scaglia, a chip, shell < Goth skalja, scale

See scagliola in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Plasterwork in imitation of ornamental marble, consisting of ground gypsum and glue colored with marble or granite dust.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , diminutive of scaglia, chip

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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