scagliola
/skælˈjoʊlə/
noun
- A material made from plaster and glue that is colored and polished to look like marble, used in architecture and decoration.
- The museum restored the 18th-century scagliola tabletop with great care.
- The palace columns were made of scagliola, not real marble.
- Artisans used scagliola to create beautiful, affordable counterfeits of expensive stone.