Etymology

scagliola

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Today it means: Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc. Full definition →

Italian scagliola
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  1. Italianscaglia
  2. Italianscagliola
  3. English todayscagliola

Borrowed from Italian scagliola, a diminutive of scaglia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.