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In art, a linear method of decoration in which a surface is scratched through to reveal a different colour or texture underneath. There are prehistoric examples of its graphic use in Pyrenean caves. In ceramics the unfired glaze is scratched through to reveal the pottery surface below. Sgraffito can also be used to simulate the effect of a wood engraving.
On a modern scraperboard, a white line is scratched through a prepared black ground.
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sgraffito
arabesque (art)
arcade
arch (architecture)
basilica
bisque ware
bridge (engineering)
burnish
buttress
cameo
capital (architecture)
ceramic
church (architecture)
clay (ceramics)
cloister
coiling
dome (architecture)
earthenware
firing
frieze
glaze
grog
kiln
kneading
mezzanine
moulding
pinching
pinnacle
public art
slab building
stained glass
stoneware
temple
theatre
throwing
wedging
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