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‖ tessella|tɛˈsɛlə|
Pl. -æ; rarely -as. Also 8 -ela.
[L., dim. of tessera.]
A small tessera.
1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Tessellæ, the same with Rotulæ or Tabellæ. 1727–41[see tessellated 1]. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Tesselæ, a word used in pharmacy to express lozenges cut into regular figures. 1885Athenæum 29 Aug. 278/3 No endeavour is made to fasten loose tessellæ into their sockets. |