释义 |
cos·ma·ti work \(ˈ)käz|mäd.ē-, (ˈ)kōz|-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Cosmati, a group of Italian artists active in Rome and vicinity from ab1150-1320, plural of the name Cosmas; from the fact that many members of the group had the given name Cosmos (Cosimo) : a style of fine mosaic inlay in geometric patterns made of colored marbles, glass paste, and gold leaf developed during the 12th and 13th centuries |