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• mosaic — mosaically, adv. /moh zay ik/, n., adj., v., mosaicked, mosaicking. n. 1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. 2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration. 3. something resembling …   Universalium

• mosaic — mo•sa•ic [[t]moʊˈzeɪ ɪk[/t]] n. adj. v. icked, ick•ing 1) fia a picture or decoration made of small, usu. colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc 2) fia the process of producing such a picture or decoration 3) something resembling a mosaic,… …   From formal English to slang

• mosaic — [mō zā′ik] n. [LME musycke < OFr musique < ML musaicum, altered < LL musivum, mosaic, orig. neut. of L musivus, artistic, of a muse < L musa,MUSE: sp. altered by assoc. with Fr mosaïque < It mosaico < same ML source] 1. the… …   English World dictionary

• mosaic — ► NOUN ▪ a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small variously coloured pieces of stone, tile, or glass. DERIVATIVES mosaicist noun. ORIGIN French mosaïque, from Latin musivum decoration with small square stones …   English terms dictionary

• Mosaic — This article is about a decorative art. For other uses, see Mosaic (disambiguation). Irano Roman floor mosaic detail from the palace of Shapur I at Bishapur …   Wikipedia

• Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally …   Wikipedia

• Mosaic — /moh zay ik/, adj. of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics. Also, Mosaical. [1655 65; < NL Mosaicus, equiv. to LL Mos(es) MOSES + aicus, on the model of Hebraicus Hebraic] * * * Surface… …   Universalium

• mosaic — [mə(ʊ) zeɪɪk] noun 1》 a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of coloured stone, tile, or glass.     ↘a colourful pattern resembling a mosaic. 2》 Biology an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two… …   English new terms dictionary

• mosaic — noun Mosaic is used before these nouns: ↑tile …   Collocations dictionary

• tile — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, cracked, damaged, loose, missing ▪ decorative, glazed, hand painted, plain ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• mosaic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tilework, inlay, [in]tarsia; jigsaw puzzle; tesserae, tessellation; mixture, montage, kaleidoscope. adj. mosaical, motley; tessellated; pieced, joined. See ornament, variegation. II (Roget s IV) modif …   English dictionary for students