'aurum musivum' definitions:

Definition of 'aurum musivum'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • A very beautiful mosaic pavement. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]