Graffito

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Graffito \Graf*fi"to\, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.]
     1. (Art) Production of decorative designs by scratching them
        through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc.,
        revealing a different-colored ground; also, pottery or
        ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. the singular form of {graffiti}, seldom used.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  graffito
       n : a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn: {graffiti}]
       [also: {graffiti} (pl)]