Mosaicry
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The art of making mosaics.
"All that is required now is—that he should be thoroughly acquainted with the history and geography of Great Britain and its dependencies, the acts and policy of the different administrations which have been in power since the fall of Wolsey, the lives of the Speakers, the contents of the Journals of the House, Hansard's Debates, and the architectural details, pictorial decorations (including the processes of fresco and water-glass painting, mosaicry, &c), and lighting and ventilation of the Chamber in which he is to sit, speak, hear, and cheer."
Example
More examples"All that is required now is—that he should be thoroughly acquainted with the history and geography of Great Britain and its dependencies, the acts and policy of the different administrations which have been in power since the fall of Wolsey, the lives of the Speakers, the contents of the Journals of the House, Hansard's Debates, and the architectural details, pictorial decorations (including the processes of fresco and water-glass painting, mosaicry, &c), and lighting and ventilation of the Chamber in which he is to sit, speak, hear, and cheer."
Etymology
From mosaic + -ry.
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