Definition of mosaic

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Mosaic (n.) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work..

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Tessera :: Tessera (n.) A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes..
Legal :: Legal (a.) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses.
Tarsiatura :: Tarsiatura (n.) A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood..
Un-mosaic :: Un-Mosaic (a.) Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.
Hematinon :: Hematinon (n.) A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc..
Ormolu :: Ormolu (n.) A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold..
Emblem :: Emblem (n.) Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
Pietra Dura :: Pietra dura () Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble..
Tesselar :: Tesselar (a.) Formed of tesserae, as a mosaic..
Law :: Law (n.) The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament..
Onycha :: Onycha (n.) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus..
Tessellation :: Tessellation (n.) The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed..
Mosaic :: Mosaic (a.) Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions..
Mosaic :: Mosaic (n.) A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.
Tesseraic :: Tesseraic (a.) Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated.
Premosaic :: Premosaic (a.) Relating to the time before Moses; as, premosaic history..
Antemosaic :: Antemosaic (a.) Being before the time of Moses.
Mamzer :: Mamzer (n.) A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.
Abaculus :: Abaculus (n.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements..
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work..
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