Meaning & use
sgraffito
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A decorative technique in which a top layer of plaster, glaze, or paint is scratched away to reveal a different-colored layer underneath.
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The potter used sgraffito to carve delicate patterns into the dark glaze.
The building's facade was decorated with sgraffito depicting scenes from local history.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Italian ('scratched'); used in both pottery and architectural decoration.
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