[ skal'jəʊlə ]
■ noun imitation marble or other stone, made of plaster mixed with glue and dyes which is then painted or polished.
Origin
C18: from Ital. scagliuola , dimin. of scaglia 'a scale'.
[ skal'jəʊlə ]
■ noun imitation marble or other stone, made of plaster mixed with glue and dyes which is then painted or polished.
Origin
C18: from Ital. scagliuola , dimin. of scaglia 'a scale'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004