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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abaculus \A*bac"u*lus\ ([.a]b*[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.
     {Abaculi} (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.)
     A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various
     colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic
     pavements. --Fairholt.
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