Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Literally, a small abacus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.
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- noun archaic A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in
mosaic pavements ;abaciscus .
Etymologies
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From Latin abaculus, diminutive of abacus.
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reesetee commented on the word abaculus
A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic.
June 17, 2008