Mo*sa"ic (?), n. [F.
mosaïque; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec, Sp. & Pg.
mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. &?;, &?;, L.
musivum; all fr. Gr. &?; belonging to the Muses. See
Muse the goddess.] 1. (Fine Arts)
A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces
of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also
mosaic work.
2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an
article decorated in mosaic.
Mo*sa"ic, 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 very beautiful mosaic pavement.
Addison.
Florentine mosaic. See under
Florentine. -- Mosaic gold.
(a) See Ormolu. (b)
Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly
crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding
wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum
musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called also bronze
powder. -- Mosaic work. See
Mosaic, n.
Mo*sa"ic, a. [From Moses.]
Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or
established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or
institutions.
