Etymology

opus spicatum

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Latin opus spīcātum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromopus spīcātum
  2. English todayopus spicatum

Borrowed from Latin opus spīcātum (literally “spiked work”), from the resemblance to the interlocking patterns of grain spikes.

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