graffage (grafaj)

[ To keep in repair the long line of boundary fence, to clean the graff ages , clear out the moat-like ditches. Mi Mitford , Country Stories. graffer1 (graf'er), n. [ graffere , greffere (Prompt. Parv.); graff2 + -er1.] One who graffs or grafts; a grafter. graffer2 (graf'er), n. [ Graff ill a (gra-fil'ä), n. [NL., Graffillidæ (gra-fil'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., graffio (gräf'fi-ō), n. [It., a scratch: see graf fito.] In art, a scratch. - Graffio decoration, de sign by scratches. See grafito decoration, under grafito. graffito (gräf-feto), n.; pl. graffiti (-tê). [It., a scribbling, or IMG:content-2562.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2563.png:[blocks in formation] 2. In art, a scratching or scoring for the production of designs or effects.-3. A ve el of pottery decorated in graffito. - Graffito decoration, a kind of decoration executed by covering a surface, as of stucco or plaster, of one color with a thin coat of a similar material in another color, and then scratching or scoring through the outer coat to show the color beneath. -Graffito painting, a kind of decorative painting imitating the effect of lines deeply scored or scratched on a wall.-Graffito ware, a kind of pottery with decoration in scratches. See incised ware, under ware2.