English Explanatory Dictionary

pietra dura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorative art, the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.

Word forms

pietra dura

Etymology

Italian, literally "hard stone".

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