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sgraffiti
Variant of sgraffito
sgraffito
definition
sgraf·fito (skra fē′tō; It zgräf fē′tō̂)
noun pl. sgraffiti -·ti (-tē)
- a method of producing a design on ceramics, murals, etc. by incising the outer coating of slip or glaze to reveal a ground of a different color
- such a design
- an object bearing such a design
Etymology: It < sgraffiare, to scratch < s-, intens. (< L ex-) + graffiare, to scratch < L graphium, a writing style < Gr graphion < graphein: see graphic
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