sgraf·fi·to (skr -f  t , zgrä-)n. pl. sgraf·fi·ti (-t ) 1. Decoration produced on pottery or ceramic by scratching through a surface of plaster or glazing to reveal a different color underneath. 2. Ware decorated in this manner. [Italian, past participle of sgraffire, to scratch, from sgraffio, a scratch, from sgraffiare, to scratch, from Old Italian : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando + graffiare, to scratch; see graffito.] |
sgraffito [sgræˈfiːtəʊ]
n pl -ti [-tɪ]
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a technique in mural or ceramic decoration in which the top layer of glaze, plaster, etc., is incised with a design to reveal parts of the ground
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) such a decoration
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an object decorated in such a way
[from Italian, from sgraffire to scratch; see graffiti]
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| Noun | 1. |  sgraffito - a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground |
Translations
sgraffito
n → Sgraffito nt
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