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sgraffito Definition


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sgraffito
graffito
noun sgraffiti
    1. A decorative technique in art in which one colour is laid over another and the top layer scratched away to form a design, by revealing the colour beneath.
    2. Pottery with such a decoration.
Etymology: 18c: from Italian sgraffito, from Latin ex + Greek graphein to write.



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