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tessella, ae, f. dim. [tessera], a small square piece of stone, a little cube, for pavements, etc., Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 2; Juv. 11, 132; Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 144; 17, 16, 26, § 120; Inscr. Oreil. 4316.

tessellārĭus, ii, m. [tessella], one who makes tessellae, for pavements or for playing, Cod. Th. 13, 4, 2; Inscr. Orell. 4289.

tessellātim, adv. [tessella], in a checkered or tesselated form (late Lat.): concidere spathulam porcinam, Apic. 4, 3: incidere pernam, id. 7, 9.

tessellātus, a, um, adj. [tessella], of small square stones, checkered, tesselated: pavimenta, Suet. Caes. 46.