tesserae

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Definition of tesserae in Turkish Turkish dictionary
tessera: Eski Roma'da yer mozayiklerini oluşturan küçük küp biçimli döşeme malzemesi

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Definition of tesserae in English English dictionary: Small cubes of coloured marble, stone or glass from which a mosaic is made; The small pieces of colored stone used for the creation of a mosaic; the small pieces of stone, glass, or other object that is pieced together with many others to create a mosaic
tessera: A small square piece of stone, wood,ivory or glass used for making a mosaic
tessera: (Plural Tesserae) A small segment of glass ceramic marble, earthenware, etc which is joined by others to produce a mosaic GANTAD
tessera: A small cubed block used to make a mosaic Generally made of stone or pottery
tessera: 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
tessera: a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
tessera: Bit of coloured glass, ceramic tile, or stone used in a mosaic
tessera: {i} mosaic tile; small tablet of wood or bone that was used as a token or ticket in ancient Greece and Rome
tessera: A tile; polygonal ground
tessera: used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes
tessera: These are the small tiles that the Romans used to create mosaic floors (the plural is tesserae)

tesserae

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tes·ser·ae

[ 'te-s&-r& ] (noun.) circa 1656. Latin, probably ultimately from Greek tessares four; from its having four corners; more at FOUR.

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