Category:Scagliola

Scagl*io"la, n. Etym: [it. scagliuola, dim. of scaglia. See scaglia.]

Defn: 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.