abaciscus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος (abakískos, “a coloured stone for laying mosaic”), diminutive of ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”). See abacus.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kɪs/

Noun

abaciscus (plural abacisci or abaciscuses)^[1]

(archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[1]

References

1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2

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