What is the meaning of Scagliola?

(n.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). scagliola. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/scagliola/definitions/2058312
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