abaculus
ăbăcŭlus, i, m. dim. [abacus],
- a small cube or tile of colored glass for making ornamental pavements, the Gr. ἀβακίσκος, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 199.
abaculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. abacus), ein kleiner Würfel von gefärbtem Glas zu Mosaikarbeiten, Plin. 36, 199.
ăbăculŭs, ī, m. , tablette de verre pour mosaïque : Plin. 36, 199.
ABACULUS
ABAC´ULUS(ἀβακίσκος), diminutive of ABACUSdenoted a tile of marble, glass, or any other substance used for making ornamental pavements. They were of various colours (Plin. Nat.36.199; Moschion, ap. Athen. 5.207 d.) [MUSIVUM OPUS
[W.W]Abacŭlus
(Gr. ἀβακίσκος), diminutive of abacus (q. v.), and denoting a tile of marble, glass, etc., used in making ornamental pavements. See Musivum Opus.