SGRAFFITO


Meaning of SGRAFFITO in English

[ sgra'fi:təʊ ]

■ noun ( plural sgraffiti -ti ) a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting colour.

Origin

C18: Ital., lit. 'scratched away', past participle of sgraffiare .

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