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scagl⋅io⋅la

  [skal-yoh-luh]
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–noun
plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
Origin:
1575–85; < It, equiv. to scagli(a) a chip (< Goth skalja tile; c. shell ) + -ola dim. suffix

Related forms:
scagl⋅io⋅list, noun
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scagl·io·la   (skāl-yō'lə)   
n.  Plasterwork in imitation of ornamental marble, consisting of ground gypsum and glue colored with marble or granite dust.

[Italian, diminutive of scaglia, chip, of Germanic origin; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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