'Tessera' definitions:

Definition of 'tessera'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics

Definition of 'Tessera'

From: GCIDE
  • Tessera \Tes"se*ra\, n.; pl. Tesserae. [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. [1913 Webster]

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