TESSERAE

TESSERA

tessera

(noun) a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tesserae

plural of tessera

Anagrams

• esterase, re-teases, reteases

Source: Wiktionary


TESSERA

Tes"se*ra, n.; pl. Tesseræ. Etym: [L., a square piece, a die. See Tessellar.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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