| 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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