SGRAFFITI

SGRAFFITO

sgraffito

(noun) a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sgraffiti

plural of sgraffito

Anagrams

• graffitis

Source: Wiktionary


SGRAFFITO

Sgraf*fi"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Paint.)

Definition: Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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