Graffito

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A drawing or inscription made on a wall or other surface, usually so as to be seen by the public. Often used in the plural.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
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