opus vermiculatum

noun

A method of laying mosaic tesserae to emphasize an outline around a subject.

Meanings

nounopus vermiculatum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA method of laying mosaic tesserae to emphasize an outline around a subject.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishopus vermiculatum

Latin [Term?]

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