In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MOSAICKED
Etymology
Adjective
mosaicked (not comparable)
Composed of a mosaic
(photography) Formed from a "mosaic" of images
Source: Wiktionary
MOSAIC
Mo*sa"ic, n. Etym: [F. mosaĂŻque; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec, Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. musivum; all fr. Gr. Muse the goddess.]
1. (Fine Arts)
Definition: A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work.
2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.
Mo*sa"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. A very beautiful mosaic pavement. Addison. Florentine mosaic. See under Florentine.
– Mosaic gold. (a) See Ormolu.
– (b) Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called also bronze powder.
– Mosaic work. See Mosaic, n.
Mo*sa"ic, a. Etym: [From Moses.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESURGE
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