abaculusn.

Brit.

/əˈbakjᵿləs/, U.S.

/əˈbækjələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abaculus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin abaculus small cube or tile of coloured glass for making ornamental pavements (former reading in e.g. 16th-cent. editions of Pliny (36. 199, as abaculos , accusative plural), where modern editions have ab oculis ; also recorded in an undated glossary) < classical Latin abacus abacus n. + -ulus -ulus suffix. Compare earlier abaciscus n.

Architecture. rare.

A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus n.In quot. 2005 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > materials

tessella1693

smalto1705

mosaic gold1728

abaciscus1753

tessera1797

smalt1852

tesson1858

abaculus1868

1868 G. L. Raymond Life Below 30 Each diverse abaculus, as bright of gleam, as Chaos-mere! Each torus pure and perfect!

1901 R. Sturgis Dict. Archit. I. Abaciscus, Abaculus, A single tile, slab, or tessera as used in mosaic and the like.

2005 L. E. Modesitt Eternity Artifact lxvi. 292 I was but an abaculus in an enormous politicomilitary mosaic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaculus
释义	abaculusn. Brit. /əˈbakjᵿləs/, U.S. /əˈbækjələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abaculus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin abaculus small cube or tile of coloured glass for making ornamental pavements (former reading in e.g. 16th-cent. editions of Pliny (36. 199, as abaculos , accusative plural), where modern editions have ab oculis ; also recorded in an undated glossary) < classical Latin abacus abacus n. + -ulus -ulus suffix. Compare earlier abaciscus n. Architecture. rare. A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus n.In quot. 2005 figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > materials tessella1693 smalto1705 mosaic gold1728 abaciscus1753 tessera1797 smalt1852 tesson1858 abaculus1868 1868 G. L. Raymond Life Below 30 Each diverse abaculus, as bright of gleam, as Chaos-mere! Each torus pure and perfect! 1901 R. Sturgis Dict. Archit. I. Abaciscus, Abaculus, A single tile, slab, or tessera as used in mosaic and the like. 2005 L. E. Modesitt Eternity Artifact lxvi. 292 I was but an abaculus in an enormous politicomilitary mosaic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1868
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