Definition of pietra commessa in English:

pietra commessa

noun ˌpjɛtrə kɒˈmɛsə

rare

Mosaic work of a type developed in Florence in the late 16th cent., consisting of thin pieces of coloured semi-precious stones cut to shape and inlaid in marble to produce decorative designs and pictures; Florentine mosaic; an example of this.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From Italian pietra commessa (apparently not recorded in Italian dictionaries) from pietra stone + commessa, feminine of commesso, past participle of commettere to fit together (from classical Latin committere).

Definition of pietra commessa in US English:

pietra commessa

nounˌpjɛtrə kɒˈmɛsə

rare

Mosaic work of a type developed in Florence in the late 16th cent., consisting of thin pieces of coloured semi-precious stones cut to shape and inlaid in marble to produce decorative designs and pictures; Florentine mosaic; an example of this.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From Italian pietra commessa (apparently not recorded in Italian dictionaries) from pietra stone + commessa, feminine of commesso, past participle of commettere to fit together (from classical Latin committere).

单词	pietra commessa
释义	Definition of pietra commessa in English: pietra commessa noun ˌpjɛtrə kɒˈmɛsə rare Mosaic work of a type developed in Florence in the late 16th cent., consisting of thin pieces of coloured semi-precious stones cut to shape and inlaid in marble to produce decorative designs and pictures; Florentine mosaic; an example of this. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From Italian pietra commessa (apparently not recorded in Italian dictionaries) from pietra stone + commessa, feminine of commesso, past participle of commettere to fit together (from classical Latin committere). Definition of pietra commessa in US English: pietra commessa nounˌpjɛtrə kɒˈmɛsə rare Mosaic work of a type developed in Florence in the late 16th cent., consisting of thin pieces of coloured semi-precious stones cut to shape and inlaid in marble to produce decorative designs and pictures; Florentine mosaic; an example of this. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From Italian pietra commessa (apparently not recorded in Italian dictionaries) from pietra stone + commessa, feminine of commesso, past participle of commettere to fit together (from classical Latin committere).
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