/ məʊˈzeɪɪk; NAmE moʊ-/ noun
[ C , U ] a picture or pattern made by placing together small pieces of glass, stone, etc. of different colours :
a Roman mosaic
a design in mosaic
mosaic tiles
( figurative )
A mosaic of fields, rivers and woods lay below us.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French mosaïque , based on Latin musi(v)um decoration with small square stones, perhaps ultimately from Greek mousa a muse.