sgraffito
(noun) a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sgraffiti
plural of sgraffito
• graffitis
Source: Wiktionary
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
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
