tes|ser|a

tes|ser|a
tes|ser|a «TEHS uhr uh», noun, plural tes|ser|ae «TEHS uh ree».
1. a small piece of marble, glass, or the like, used in mosaic work.
2. a small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, or die.
[< Latin tessera (originally) a cube < Greek téssera four (because of the four corners)]

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