tessera

Definitions

1. A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
2. complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton
3. An ancient Roman die.
   rare

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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