graffito
[ gruh-fee-toh ]
noun,plural graf·fi·ti [gruh-fee-tee]. /grəˈfi ti/.
Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
a single example of graffiti.
Origin of graffito
1see origin at graffiti
usage note For graffito
See graffiti.
Words Nearby graffito
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How to use graffito in a sentence
Each bore a stamp on the handle; the smaller had also a graffito on the rim of the bottom made by a succession of little dots.
Roman Britain in 1914 | F. HaverfieldThe price of a wreath is given in a graffito as three asses (p. 497).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauFor the wineshop in which the graffito was found, see Mau, Bull.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August Mau
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