Mosaic
[mə(ʊ)'zeɪɪk]
[mə(ʊ)'zeɪɪk] or [mo'zeɪk]
Definition
(noun.) art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass.
(noun.) arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture.
(noun.) transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube.
(noun.) a pattern resembling a mosaic.
(noun.) a freeware browser.
(noun.) viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves.
(adj.) of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him; 'Mosaic Law' .
Edited by Barbie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work.
(n.) A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.
(a.) 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.) Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions.
Checker: Rupert
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Inlaid, tessellated.[2]. Of Moses.
Checked by Bertrand
Definition
adj. pertaining to Moses the great Jewish lawgiver.—n. Mō′saism.—Mosaic Law the law of the Jews given by Moses at Mount Sinai.
Edited by Alta
Examples
- Her jewelry marts are filled with artists in mosaic. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Keimer wore his beard at full length, because somewhere in the Mosaic law it is said, _Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- That ain't bad, if it's true,' said the man in the Mosaic studs, lighting a fresh cigar. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The Mosaic laws are less pure than ours; but they are more strictly followed. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The mosaic portrait of an Apostle who was writing with a pen six feet long seemed only an ordinary Apostle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Apart from the simple organization dictated by that common will, France was a mosaic of practically independent nobles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I shan't venture to say anything at all about it, seeing that I never heard the story,' observed the owner of the Mosaic decorations. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The inside of the great mosque is very showy with variegated marble walls and with windows and inscriptions of elaborate mosaic. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Florentine mosaics are the choicest in all the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The floors were laid in fanciful figures wrought in mosaics of many-colored marbles. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Edited by Amber