pietra dura
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Italian, literally "hard stone".
Noun[edit]
pietra dura (uncountable)
- (art) A decorative art, the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.
- A Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble.
References[edit]
- “pietra dura”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.