Scagliola \Scagl*io"la\, n. [It. scagliuola, dim. of scaglia.
See {Scaglia}.]
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.
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