Opus
Opus
(work), a term used in ecclesiastical art to designate several species of antique mosaics or similar intermixture of colors: e.g. Opus Aglicanum (English work), embroidery; Opus Alexandrinum (Alexandrian work), an invention of the Egyptians, or, as others say, made in the time of Alexander Severus, being a kind of mosaic pavement, made of squares and circles of porphyry, colored stones, and marbles, of brass, silver, and gold; Opus Graecum (Greek work), mosaics; Opus intextum (in-weaved work), irregular masses of stone-work; Opus reticulbaturn (netted work), stones. arranged diagonally; Opus Teutonicun (German work), metal work; (pus vermiculstum (worm-like work), chequer work, latticed embroidery.