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Today’s word of the day is harl, which generally means to drag something along the ground, but it can also mean to troll for fish, a rough mixture of lime and gravel (used on walls of houses, for example), and a type of fiber made of flax and hemp. Most uses of the word are most common in Scots English. Here’s what a harled wall looks like:

Photo by goodcatmum and used under a Creative Commons license.

Today’s word of the day is scagliola, plasterwork in imitation of ornamental marble, consisting of ground gypsum and glue colored with marble or granite dust.

Scagliola was used in the construction of some columns for the Mississippi State Capitol. (Photo by Ken Lund under Creative Commons License.)