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Abaciscus


Abˊa-cis′cus

(ăbˊȧ-sĭs′kŭs)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἀβακίσκος
, dim of
ἄβαξ
. See
Abacus
.]
(Arch.)
One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.

Definition 2024


abaciscus

abaciscus

English

Noun

abaciscus (plural abacisci or abaciscuses)[1]

  1. (archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2