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Tessera

Tessera Meaning & Definition
Tessera Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tessera?

[n] a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics

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See Also | mosaic | tessella | tile

Tessera In Webster's Dictionary

\Tes"se*ra\, n.; pl. {Tesser[ae]}. [L., a square piece, a die. See {Tessellar}.] A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. --Fairholt.

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