abaculusn.
/əˈbakjᵿləs/, U.S. /əˈbækjələs/ Architecture. rare.
A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus n.In quot. 2005 figurative.
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mosaic gold1728
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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).
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