TESSERA


Meaning of TESSERA in English

n. (pl. tesserae) 1 a small square block used in mosaic. 2 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a small square of bone etc. used as a token, ticket, etc. tesseral adj.

[ L f. Gk, neut. of tesseres, tessares four ]

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