mosaïque
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian mosaico
Noun
mosaïque f (plural mosaïques)
- mosaic (artwork)
- Dominique (...) disait que la peinture, avec ses couleurs périssables, ne doit être regardée que comme un dessin, que la véritable peinture pour l'éternité, c'est la mosaïque. (Stendhal, Histoire peint. Italienne, 1817)
Adjective
mosaïque (plural mosaïques)
- mosaic (attributively)
- Un pavage mosaïque.
Etymology 2
Adjective
mosaïque (plural mosaïques)
- related to Moses
- La loi mosaïque.
Related terms
References
- “mosaïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “mosaïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian mosaico.
Noun
mosaïque f (plural mosaïques)
- mosaic (artwork)
Etymology 2
Adjective
mosaïque m or f (plural mosaïques)
- related to Moses
- La loy mosaïque.
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