- mosaiclike
- adjective see mosaic I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mosaiclike
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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
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