mosaic workn.

Brit.

/mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk wəːk/, U.S.

/moʊˈzeɪɪk ˌwərk/

Forms: see mosaic n. and adj.¹ and work n.; also 1600s Masaick worke.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mosaic adj.¹, work n.

Etymology: < mosaic adj.¹ + work n., after Middle French œuvre musaïque mosaic work (1509), ouvrage mosayque (1564; compare Old French ovre de musique (c1216: see mosaic n.)), post-classical Latin musaicum opus (9th cent.), classical Latin opus museum mosaic work (2nd cent. a.d.). Compare also Spanish obra musaica (1490), Italian opera mosaica (14th cent.).

1. Work produced in mosaic (mosaic n. 1a); the material or materials used for this. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun]

mosaicc1540

mosaical work1604

mosaic work1606

musive1622

pietra commessac1660

pietra dura1730

tessellation1813

Cosmati1927

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 31 For, in the bottom of this liquid Ice, Made of Musaïck worke, with quaint deuice The cunning workman had contriued trim Carpes, Pikes, and Dolphins seeming euen to swim.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 80 They also shewd us the Picture of Secretary Cicil in Mosaique-worke very well don by some Italian hand.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 104 Pictures in that Vaulted Tribun in Masaick worke.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 110 His Writings are like a Taylor's Cushion, of mosaic Work, made up of several Scraps sewed together.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Mosaic Mosaic Work includes Marquetry, or Inlaid Work.

1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France (1789) II. lv. 53 This art of copying paintings in Mosaic work.

1842 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. 28 That curious mosaic work of different tongues, which is so common in the pages of Burton and Taylor.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 312 Of mosaic-work, whether of porphyry or enamel, you will find abundant examples.

1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 127 The Lace resembling Duchesse made in Venice..is called Mosaic lace, on account of small sprigs being used to build up the pattern as the pieces of stone and glass are used in Mosaic work.

1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 871/1 Pietre dure,..a particular kind of mosaic work in which coloured stones..are used to imitate as far as possible the effect of painting.

1995 Toronto Life Jan. 97/2 Computer–generated Botticelli blowups keep company with intricately modern mosaic work on a shapely bar.

2. A work of art or design executed in mosaic; = mosaic n. 2a. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > piece of mosaic work

mosaic1659

mosaic work1687

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 76 The different colours of these Flints make a pretty pleasant Mosaick work.

1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 May (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1346 The several pieces of a mosaic work, though separately of little beauty or value, when properly joined, form those beautiful figures which please everybody.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 437 At the entrance..hangs a Mosaic work, representing an owl.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. i. 25 Language is always a mosaic work, made up of associated fragments, not of separate molecules.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xvii. 162 Sometimes they make a mosaic work, of intricate designs, wrought in pebbles, or little fragments of marble laid in cement.

1908 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 199 264 A mosaic work of 14 pieces of bone was formed.

1978 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 13 46 López Rodezno's more recent mosaic works continue his previous themes.

Derivatives

moˈsaic worker n. a person who works in mosaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > mosaic-worker

mosaicist1830

mosaic worker1844

mosaist1864

1844 E. A. Ashurst tr. ‘G. Sand’ (title) The mosaic workers [Fr. Maîtres mosaïstes]; a tale.

1858 Ladies' Repository Jan. 35 The mosaic-worker can detect distinctions of color where others see none.

1993 J. Sayers Innocent III (BNC) 30 The Roman marmorarii (marble-cutters , sculptors, mosaic workers)..were the worst enemies of ancient Roman monuments, destroying them for materials.

moˈsaic-working n. rare

ΚΠ

1883 J. H. Middleton in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 853/2 The period when mosaic-working was a real art.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mosaic work
释义	mosaic workn. Brit. /mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk wəːk/, U.S. /moʊˈzeɪɪk ˌwərk/ Forms: see mosaic n. and adj.¹ and work n.; also 1600s Masaick worke. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mosaic adj.¹, work n. Etymology: < mosaic adj.¹ + work n., after Middle French œuvre musaïque mosaic work (1509), ouvrage mosayque (1564; compare Old French ovre de musique (c1216: see mosaic n.)), post-classical Latin musaicum opus (9th cent.), classical Latin opus museum mosaic work (2nd cent. a.d.). Compare also Spanish obra musaica (1490), Italian opera mosaica (14th cent.). 1. Work produced in mosaic (mosaic n. 1a); the material or materials used for this. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] mosaicc1540 mosaical work1604 mosaic work1606 musive1622 pietra commessac1660 pietra dura1730 tessellation1813 Cosmati1927 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 31 For, in the bottom of this liquid Ice, Made of Musaïck worke, with quaint deuice The cunning workman had contriued trim Carpes, Pikes, and Dolphins seeming euen to swim. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 80 They also shewd us the Picture of Secretary Cicil in Mosaique-worke very well don by some Italian hand. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 104 Pictures in that Vaulted Tribun in Masaick worke. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 110 His Writings are like a Taylor's Cushion, of mosaic Work, made up of several Scraps sewed together. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Mosaic Mosaic Work includes Marquetry, or Inlaid Work. 1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France (1789) II. lv. 53 This art of copying paintings in Mosaic work. 1842 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. 28 That curious mosaic work of different tongues, which is so common in the pages of Burton and Taylor. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 312 Of mosaic-work, whether of porphyry or enamel, you will find abundant examples. 1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 127 The Lace resembling Duchesse made in Venice..is called Mosaic lace, on account of small sprigs being used to build up the pattern as the pieces of stone and glass are used in Mosaic work. 1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 871/1 Pietre dure,..a particular kind of mosaic work in which coloured stones..are used to imitate as far as possible the effect of painting. 1995 Toronto Life Jan. 97/2 Computer–generated Botticelli blowups keep company with intricately modern mosaic work on a shapely bar. 2. A work of art or design executed in mosaic; = mosaic n. 2a. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > piece of mosaic work mosaic1659 mosaic work1687 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 76 The different colours of these Flints make a pretty pleasant Mosaick work. 1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 May (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1346 The several pieces of a mosaic work, though separately of little beauty or value, when properly joined, form those beautiful figures which please everybody. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 437 At the entrance..hangs a Mosaic work, representing an owl. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. i. 25 Language is always a mosaic work, made up of associated fragments, not of separate molecules. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xvii. 162 Sometimes they make a mosaic work, of intricate designs, wrought in pebbles, or little fragments of marble laid in cement. 1908 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 199 264 A mosaic work of 14 pieces of bone was formed. 1978 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 13 46 López Rodezno's more recent mosaic works continue his previous themes. Derivatives moˈsaic worker n. a person who works in mosaic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [noun] > mosaic-worker mosaicist1830 mosaic worker1844 mosaist1864 1844 E. A. Ashurst tr. ‘G. Sand’ (title) The mosaic workers [Fr. Maîtres mosaïstes]; a tale. 1858 Ladies' Repository Jan. 35 The mosaic-worker can detect distinctions of color where others see none. 1993 J. Sayers Innocent III (BNC) 30 The Roman marmorarii (marble-cutters , sculptors, mosaic workers)..were the worst enemies of ancient Roman monuments, destroying them for materials. moˈsaic-working n. rare ΚΠ 1883 J. H. Middleton in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 853/2 The period when mosaic-working was a real art. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1606
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