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sgraffito

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9 lettersPronunciation /sɡɹəˈfiːtəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted affgiorstStarts with SEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian sgraffito, from s- (“out”) + graffito (past participle of graffire), ultimately from Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to write or scratch”).

Used in a sentence

  • I did murals there as well, designs for windows, bas relief and otherwise, sgraffitoes – a very special technique cut in stucco.
  • [Josep] Puig [i Cadafalch] wanted to emphasize the ornamentation of the stone window frames of the facade by contrasting it against the white stucco sgraffitos.
  • Use a ceramic tool or any pointer to sgraffito the lines in the enamel powder.

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