n. An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
n. A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. the singular form of graffiti, seldom used.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In archaeology, an ancient scribbling scratched, painted, or otherwise marked on a wall, column, tablet, or other surface.
n. In art, a scratching or scoring for the production of designs or effects.
n. A vessel of pottery decorated in graffito.
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n. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Word Usage
"When the inscription is properly cut into the stone, it is called a titulus or marble; if merely scratched on the stone, the Italian word graffito is used; a painted inscription is called dipinto, and a mosaic inscription — such as are found largely in North Africa, Spain, and the East — bears the name of opus musivum."