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Word of the Day – Scagliola

By May 7, 2023Word of the Day

Scagliola (noun)

skal-ee-oh-la

plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.

1575–85; Italian, equivalent to scagli(a) a chip (Gothic skalja tile; cognate with shell) + -ola diminutive suffix

Example sentences

“…the light catching the scagliola walls.”

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