Pronunciation: | | skrâ'feetow
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground |
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SGRAFFITO is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| See Also: | | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Sgraf*fi"to\, a. [It.] (Paint.)
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.
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