1.
[syn: graffito, graffiti]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Graffito \Graf*fi"to\, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.]
1. (Art) Production of decorative designs by scratching them
through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc.,
revealing a different-colored ground; also, pottery or
ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. the singular form of graffiti, seldom used.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
graffito
n 1: a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn:
graffito, graffiti]