Tessera
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tessera is a noun meaning A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
Meaning
A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
More Meanings
- (planetology) complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton
- (rare) An ancient Roman die.
Example Sentences
The map was laid using tesserae, small cube-shaped tiles of limestone, marble, or colored stone.
During the reign of Augustus, Rome imported marble from Egypt and Africa, and games of tali and tessera were played.
Word Forms
- tesserae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tile, tileset, mosaic, tablet, tileboard, vitrail.
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