tessera

[ tes-er-uh ]

/ ˈtɛs ər ə /

noun, plural tes·ser·ae [tes-uh-ree]. /ˈtɛs əˌri/.

one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.

a small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc.

Origin of tessera

1640–50; <Latin <Greek (Ionic) tésseresfour

Words nearby tessera

TESSA, tessellate, tessellated, tessellated fundus, tessellation, tessera, tesseract, Tessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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Example sentences from the Web for tessera

But woe to the person who gives his tessera to a careless concierge!
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Ludus sit talis, tessera, saccho (ut nostra appellatione utur), carthis variis imaginibus pictis.
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards|William Andrew Chatto
And, hark thee, tell the tribune that he look well to the tessera, and have the right count from the inspectors.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
When one person was received kindly by another, or a contract of friendship was entered into, the tessera was given.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 6: H. W. Beecher to Punshon|Various

The very earth within those walls had a reddish cast owing to the innumerable fragments of red tile and tessera mixed with it.
Afoot in England|W.H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for tessera

tessera

/ (ˈtɛsərə) /

noun plural -serae (-səˌriː)

a small square tile of stone, glass, etc, used in mosaics

a die, tally, etc, used in classical times, made of bone or wood

Derived forms of tessera

tesseral, adjective

Word Origin for tessera

C17: from Latin, from Ionic Greek tesseres four

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单词	tessera
释义	tessera [ tes-er-uh ] / ˈtɛs ər ə / noun, plural tes·ser·ae [tes-uh-ree]. /ˈtɛs əˌri/. one of the small pieces used in mosaic work. a small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc. Origin of tessera 1640–50; <Latin <Greek (Ionic) tésseresfour Words nearby tessera TESSA, tessellate, tessellated, tessellated fundus, tessellation, tessera, tesseract, Tessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tessera But woe to the person who gives his tessera to a careless concierge! Vistas in Sicily\|Arthur Stanley Riggs Ludus sit talis, tessera, saccho (ut nostra appellatione utur), carthis variis imaginibus pictis. Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards\|William Andrew Chatto And, hark thee, tell the tribune that he look well to the tessera, and have the right count from the inspectors. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)\|John Roby When one person was received kindly by another, or a contract of friendship was entered into, the tessera was given. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 6: H. W. Beecher to Punshon\|Various The very earth within those walls had a reddish cast owing to the innumerable fragments of red tile and tessera mixed with it. Afoot in England\|W.H. Hudson British Dictionary definitions for tessera tessera / (ˈtɛsərə) / noun plural -serae (-səˌriː) a small square tile of stone, glass, etc, used in mosaics a die, tally, etc, used in classical times, made of bone or wood Derived forms of tessera tesseral, adjective Word Origin for tessera C17: from Latin, from Ionic Greek tesseres four Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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