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mosaicmo‧sa‧ic /məʊˈzeɪ-ɪk $ moʊ-/ ●○○ noun mosaicOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French mosaique, from Late Latin musivus ‘of a muse, artistic’, from Latin Musa; ➔ MUSE2 - a Roman stone mosaic floor
- Chahine Yavroyan's sound-design is a mosaic of distant gunfire, creaking hulks and elegiac music.
- In some respects this mosaic appears also to have been influenced by pavements in the western part of the province.
- It is difficult to believe therefore, that one of these mosaics was not influenced by the other.
- Portal sculptures, wall paintings and mosaics created in each church a pictorial record of the Bible stories and teaching.
- She clumped across the star-patterned mosaic towards the walk-in cupboard where the ski-gear was kept.
- The apse mosaics have a gold background and are of early type, being stiff and formal in design.
- The novel's quest-story takes us into a mosaic of texts, parodies, translations, allusions and fragmentary quotations.
- These discrepancies are better highlighted by the difference mosaic shown as Fig. 11.
► Visualabstract, adjectiveafter, prepositionArt Deco, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounArt Nouveau, nounbackground, nouncalligraphy, nouncaricature, nouncaricature, verbcaricaturist, nouncartoon, nouncarving, nounceramics, nounchalk, nouncharcoal, nounchase, verbclip art, nouncomposition, nounconceptual art, nouncontrast, nouncrayon, nouncrayon, verbcutout, noundecal, noundimension, noundoodle, verbdraughtsman, noundrawing, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounexhibit, nounfigurative, adjectivefigure, nounfreehand, adjectivegallery, noungilt, noungilt, adjectivegraphic, adjectivegraphic design, noungraphics, nouniconography, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounink, nounink, verbinset, verbintaglio, nounlacquer, nounlacquer, verblaser, nounlife-size, adjectivelight show, nounlinocut, nounmanikin, nounmezzotint, nounmobile, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodernism, nounmontage, nounmosaic, nounmount, verbmural, nounmuseum, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectiveneedlepoint, nounnude, nounobjet d'art, nounochre, nounold master, nounop art, nounormolu, nounornamentation, nounoutline, verbpanorama, nounpantograph, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectiveperspective, nounpicture, nounpicture, verbplasticity, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpose, verbpose, nounprimary colour, nounprint, verbprint, nounrelief, nounrepresentational, adjectiverestrained, adjectiveretro, nounretrospective, nounrubbing, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbsilk screen, adjectivesilversmith, nounsitter, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbsketchpad, nounson et lumière, nounstudy, nounstylized, adjectivesuperimpose, verbsymbol, nountattoo, nountattoo, verbtessellated, adjectivetransfer, nounturpentine, nounvanishing point, nounvibrant, adjectiveview, nounvisual aid, nounvisual arts, nounwoodcarving, nounwoodcut, noun ADJECTIVE► other· With such a variety of floral devices it is inevitable that many comparisons with other second century mosaics are possible. VERB► include· The latter group includes mosaics which feature saltire designs or designs based on patterns of interlaced squares. 2. 1[countable, uncountable] a pattern or picture made by fitting together small pieces of coloured stone, glass etc: rooms decorated with wall paintings and mosaics a 3rd-century Roman mosaic floor2[countable usually singular] a group of different things that exist next to each other or togethermosaic of The forest floor was a mosaic of autumn colours. the complex mosaic of world cultures |