tessera (en)

Anglice

Appellatio

tessera, tesserae

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   API: /ˈtɛsərə ˈtɛsəri/ (Americane)

Notatio

← Latine tessera

Nomen substantivum

tessera (plur.  tesserae , vel rarius  tesseras )

1. abaculus (-i, masc.) ||

Loci

• 1998, The Book of Rome and the Romans, Antonella Grignola et Paolo Ceccoli edd. ISBN 8844007207

  The mosaic was no longer smooth on the surface but had a rough appearance, due to the irregular arrangement of the pieces, or tesseras, in such a way as to maximize, when looking up at the mosaic, the impression of light.

• 2003, Martin Cheek, Making Mosaics ISBN 1589230841

  For a direct mosaic, the tesserae are glued directly onto the surface of the piece of wood or pot or whatever it is that you are mosaicing.