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Webster 1913 Edition

Mosaic

Mo-sa′ic

,
Noun.
[F.
mosaïque
; cf. Pr.
mozaic
,
musec
, Sp. & Pg.
mosaico
, It.
mosaico
,
musaico
, LGr. [GREEK], [GREEK], L.
musivum
; all fr. Gr. [GREEK] belonging to the Muses. See
Muse
the goddess.]
1.
(Fine Arts)
A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; – called also
mosaic work
.
2.
A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.

Mo-sa′ic

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients.
A very beautiful
mosaic
pavement.
Addison.
Florentine mosaic
.
See under
Florentine
.
–
Mosaic gold
.
(a)
See
Ormolu
.
(b)
Stannic sulphide,
SnS2
, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists
aurum musivum
, or
aurum mosaicum
. Called also
bronze powder
.
–
Mosaic work
.
See
Mosaic
,
Noun.

Mo-sa′ic

,
p
rop.
Adj.
[From
Moses
.]
Of or pertaining to
Moses
, the leader of the
Israelites
, or established through his agency;
as, the
Mosaic
law, rites, or institutions
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mosaic

MOSA'IC

,
Adj.
s as z. [L. musivum.]
1.
Mosaic work is an assemblage of little pieces of glass, marble, precious stones, &c. of various colors, cut square and cemented on a ground of stucco, in such a manner as to imitate the colors and gradations of painting.
2.
[from Moses.] Pertaining to Moses,the leader of the Israelites; as the Mosaic law, rites or institutions.

Definition 2024

mósáic

mósáic

See also: mosaic and Mosaic

Irish

Noun

mósáic f ‎(genitive singular mósáice)

  1. mosaic

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mósáic mhósáic unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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