sgraffito

sgraf·fi·to  (skr-ft, 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.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sgraffito - a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

Translations

sgraffito

n → Sgraffito nt