sgraffito

Definition of Sgraffito in English :

1. sgraffito

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sgraffito

noun plural -ti (-tɪ)

1.

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.

such a decoration

3.

an object decorated in such a way

nounWord forms: plural sgrafˈfiti (skræˈfiti ; skrafēˈtē)

1.

a method of producing a design on ceramics, murals, etc. by incising the outer coating of slip or glaze to reveal a ground of a different color

2.

such a design

3.

an object bearing such a design

n. pl. sgraf·fi·ti (-tē)

1. Decoration produced (on pottery or ceramic, for example) by scratching through a surface layer to reveal a different color underneath.

2. Something, such as pottery, decorated in this manner.