Definition of tessera
English to English noun - a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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tessera, tusser, tosser, teaser, teasaucer, tussur, tusker, tasker, touser, towser, teazer, tushery, tweezer, teacher, tussore, tsar, tax assessor, taxer, tzara, tyger
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