scagliola
scagliola noun: plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
Noun
scagliola (usually uncountable, plural scagliolas)
- Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
- ‘I must work the garden—I must work the garden,’ I said to myself, five minutes later, as I waited, upstairs, in the long, dusty sala, where the bare scagliola floor gleamed vaguely in a chink of the closed shutters.1888 September 29, Henry James, “[The Aspern Papers.]”, in The Aspern Papers; Louisa Pallant; The Modern Warning, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 13
Forms of scagliola
| plural | scagliolas |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | scaliola |
Origin of scagliola
Borrowed from Italian scagliola, a diminutive of scaglia.
Words that rhyme with scagliola
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- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about scagliola
- What does scagliola mean?
- Scagliola means plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
- What part of speech is scagliola?
- Scagliola is a noun.
- What is the plural of scagliola?
- The plural of scagliola is scagliolas.
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