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mosaiclike — adjective see mosaic I … New Collegiate Dictionary
mosaic — I. noun Etymology: Middle English musycke, from Medieval Latin musaicum, alteration of Late Latin musivum, from Latin museum, musaeum Date: 15th century 1. a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Arab culture — LiteratureArabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by speakers of the Arabic language. It does not usually include works written using the Arabic alphabet but not in the Arabic language such as Persian literature and Urdu … Wikipedia
Tunbridge ware — /tun brij / decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced esp. in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square sectioned wooden rods of… … Universalium
Prendergast, Maurice (Brazil) — born Oct. 10, 1859, St. John s, Nfd., Can. died Feb. 1, 1924, New York, N.Y., U.S. Canadian born U.S. painter. He moved with his family to Boston in 1868. After study in Paris (1891–94), he spent much of his career traveling and painting abroad.… … Universalium
Signac, Paul — (1863 1935) painter, watercolorist, art critic Paul Signac, a neoimpressionist artist who, with georges seurat, originated the technique of pointillism, was born in Paris, where he also studied art. He was an admirer of claude monet and his … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Tunbridge ware — Tun′bridge ware [[t]ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ[/t]] n. fur wooden articles with mosaiclike marquetry sawn from wooden rods arranged and glued together to form a pattern • Etymology: 1765–75; orig. produced in Tunbridge Wells … From formal English to slang
Tunbridge ware — /tun brij / decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced esp. in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square sectioned wooden rods of… … Useful english dictionary
