scagliola

Noun

Meaning

An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

frieze building tinsel painted paint costume jewelry decoration plaster paste junk molding moulding pargeting ormolu
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Close letter words and terms

Scaggs scaggy scaglia scagliolist Scaglione scagnostic