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Word | Tessera |
Arabic Meaning | قطعة صغيرة من خشب, قطعة صغيرة من عظم |
a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics / 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 / a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic., | |
Usage | ⇒ Glass was preferred because of its light-catching properties; the effect of glass tesserae in a mosaic is to create brilliance and richness through the changing effect of the refraction of light. |
Synonyms | badge, calligram, calling card, card, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, chessboard, colors in patches, countermark, countersign, crazy-work, credentials, dog tag, harlequin, identification, identification badge, identification tag, initials, |
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