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scagliola definition

scaglio·la (skal yō′lə)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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