The dictionary says that the word "mosaic" means a picture or design that is made by placing small colored pieces together.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

It is bigger even than the Princess Lenore's room and it is made of hot copper, nobody can touch it.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

Her work "Variations on H" is made up of different colors of finely made hands connected together to form a flowing cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

The mold is made of small squares of wire that hold the shape and thickness of the paper.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

She says the effect of disease is made worse by the buildup of insect-killing pesticides in bee colonies.

VOA: special.2011.05.24

Lead paint can be a danger not only to people in the country where it is made.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

These included a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet and a Mediterranean diet, which is made up of fruits,vegetables, lean proteins,olive oil and nuts.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

It is made mostly of copper. Throughout history,images of liberty have been represented as a woman.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

In another area of this state, pottery for cooking is made with a shiny green coating.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

But if you look more closely, the sculpture "Shapeshifter" is made out of old plastic chairs that have been carefully cut and bolted together.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

The sweet,golden syrup is made from the sap harvested in spring from Vermont's sugar maple trees.

VOA: special.2010.10.25

One wedding dress from Egypt is made of red material covered in designs of gold thread.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

"Chance City" is made up of more than thirty-two thousand dollars worth of old lottery tickets.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water called a lagoon, are slowly sinking.

VOA: special.2009.04.22