designslinger - Word of the Week: terrazzo


[terrazzo (1930) Merchandise Mart /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

terrazzo [ter-RAHT-tsaw] n. a concrete pavement originally used as an inexpensive alternative to marble for floors in Venetia, made with cement inlaid with chips of marble usually no larger than an inch-and-a-half in diameter, pounded down, rubbed, and polished to a smooth, shiny finish.
Posted by designslinger at 6/15/2011 5:01 AM
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