scagliola
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In architecture, an Italian process for imitating stone, used for enriching columns and internal walls of buildings.
Examples
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For the morning sun fell aslant on the great glass globe with gold fish in it, which stood on a scagliola pillar in front of the ready-spread bachelor breakfast-table, and by the side of this breakfast-table was a group which would have made any room enticing.
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The interior red scagliola columns of the vestibule are in pairs, with white bases and capitals, the latter combining the lotus-leaf with the volute.
Note
This word is a diminutive of Italian 'scaglia,' chip.
