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Tessera   Listen
noun
Tessera  n.  (pl. tesserae)  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.






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Words linked to "Tessera" :   tessellate, tile, tessella, mosaic



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