graffito
[ gruh-fee-toh ]
/ grəˈfi toʊ /
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
see origin at
graffiti
usage note for graffito
See
graffiti.
Words nearby graffito
Example sentences from the Web for graffito
The price of a wreath is given in a graffito as three asses (p. 497).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August MauEach 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. HaverfieldFor the wineshop in which the graffito was found, see Mau, Bull.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau