mosaic tile

A tile molded with different colored clays, arranged in patterns in imitation of the a ociated pieces of colored stones in a true mosaic. mosaic-wool, s. A form of rug or mat made from colored wool, arranged so that the ends of the wool present a definite pattern. Threads of wool of equal length are placed horizontally in a frame, close together, to form a compact ma . They are of different colors, and the colors are arranged in conformity with a pattern. The threads, being held firmly in the frame, are then cut acro to form cubical ma es, all the threads in each cube being kept rigidly in their places. The cube is then placed in a frame with the threads vertical, and a clean cut made acro the top. The smooth surface is then wet with a solution of rubber, and a piece of canvas firmly attached. When dry, a machine cuts off a slice of such thickne as is desired for the length of the pile. A rug or mat of a velvety finish is thus produced. be cut off in the same way until the wool is Other slices can exhausted. Mō-şā-ic-al (1), a. same as MOSAIC (1). mō-šā-ic-al (2), a. same as MOSAIC (2), A. "The trees were to them a pavilion, and they to the trees a mosaical flower."- Sidney Arcadia , bk. i., p. 15. [Eng. Mosaic (1); -al.] The [Eng. mosaic (2); -al.] The saur(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Palæont.: Mosasauroids; a family of Reptiles, believed by Sir Richard Owen to be Lacertilian, but arranged by Prof. Cope in a new order Pythonomorph a, and placed near the Ophidia. The teeth are rootle and solid throughout; they are joined to the jaw by a broad bony base, and not inserted in sockets, as in the crocodiles. The palate has also teeth. There were paddles instead of feet.