tessera
/ˈtesɪrə/noun
(pl. tesserae /-riː/)
1- a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic特塞拉; 小块镶嵌大理石（或玻璃）; 镶嵌地砖。
1.1
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token（古希腊、古罗马用木头、骨做成的）筹码; 骰子; 小牌子。
派生词
tesseral
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek， neuter of tesseres, variant of tessares 'four'.