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Meaning of GRAFFITO

Pronunciation:  gru'feetow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
 
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 Synonyms: graffiti
 
 See Also: decoration, ornament, ornamentation

 

 

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Graffito
For two years, beginning in the fall of 1994, Michael Walsh immersed himself in the graffiti world of the San Francisco Bay Area. He took thousands of photographs, frequented train yards, went on all-night bombing runs with graffiti writers, prowled the Muni train tunnels at 3 am, rode with graffiti abatement crews, spoke with small business owners who are frequent targets of graffiti, and tracked down key city officials and personnel directly involved with graffiti removal. This powerful book delivers a raw, in-your-face account of this complex and controversial subject. It contains nearly 200 photographs, and quotes from over fifty interviews regarding both sides of the issue, and dispels many of the media-generated myths concerning graffiti.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Graf*fi"to\, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.] (Art)
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.
 

 

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