graffito, graffiti
(noun) a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
graffito (plural graffiti)
(archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
(rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
• graffitus
Outside of archaeology, graffiti or “a piece of graffiti” is used for the singular. As graffiti is borrowed from a plural form, prescriptivists consider singular use of graffiti incorrect: compare data/datum. The use of "graffiti" in contemporary art is a synonym to "Tags-Throw-ups-Pieces", TTP in short.
Source: Wiktionary
Graf*fi"to, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.] (Art)
Definition: Production of decorative designs by scratching them through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc., revealing a different- colored ground; also, pottery or ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
