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noun 
  1. A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.
Etymology: Sgraffito is borrowed from the Italian, which derives from the Greek graphein, meaning "to write or scratch."


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