nounăbăcŭlusABACVLVS☆ KeepMeaninga small cube or tile of colored glass for making ornamental pavementsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ABACULUSLEWIS & SHORTABACULUSăbăcŭlus, i, m. dim. abacus, I. a small cube or tile of colored glass for making ornamental pavements, the Gr. ὺβυκίσκος, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 199. Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesAntiquitiesAbaculusAbaculus (ἀβακίσκος), diminutive of ABACUS denoted a tile of marble, glass, or any other substance used for making ornamental pavements. They were of …