Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Graffito

Graffito , noun

[Italian, from graffio a scratching.]

1.
(Art) Production of decorative designs by scratching them through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc., revealing a different-colored ground; also, pottery or ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively.
2.
the singular form of graffiti, seldom used.