terrazzo
noun
ter·raz·zo
tə-ˈra-(ˌ)zō 
-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō
-ˈrät-(ˌ)sō
: a mosaic flooring consisting of small pieces of marble or granite set in mortar and given a high polish
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On Avenue Montaigne, George Nakashima chairs and Isamu Noguchi lighting fixtures share space with bespoke Loewe creations, including puffy leather benches, marble plinths and a coffee table in black terrazzo.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
Their surfaces demand to be stroked so that fingertips register the contrast between rough concrete and polished terrazzo.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the custom light fixtures above the bar are designed to look like stalactites, and pebbly hiking pathways inspired the terrazzo mosaic flooring throughout.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Most often these look like those glimmering countertops that look like a small scale version of terrazzo in countertop form.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
Their surfaces demand to be stroked so that fingertips register the contrast between rough concrete and polished terrazzo.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the custom light fixtures above the bar are designed to look like stalactites, and pebbly hiking pathways inspired the terrazzo mosaic flooring throughout.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Most often these look like those glimmering countertops that look like a small scale version of terrazzo in countertop form.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for terrazzo
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“Terrazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrazzo. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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