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[Opinions] It's not made-up, it's a word (m)
by
penguiny7
12/12/2007, 12:24 PM
in reply to
a message by Cambria
It's Latin in origin. A tessera (plural tesserae) is a glass tile used in a mosaic. I have my period interiors class to thank for that random bit of knowledge. :)
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Tessara
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Cambria
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12/12/2007, 7:52 AM
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Like the tile?
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penguiny7
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12/12/2007, 12:22 PM
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Re: Like the tile?
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Isla
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12/12/2007, 2:30 PM
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Re: Like the tile?
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lor
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12/12/2007, 2:20 PM
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Re: Tessara
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Sofia
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12/12/2007, 8:42 AM
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Re: Tessara
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Chrisell
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12/12/2007, 8:40 AM
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Re: Tessara
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GasolineAllie
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12/12/2007, 8:38 AM
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It may very well be.
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Cambria
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12/12/2007, 8:42 AM
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It's not made-up, it's a word (m)
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penguiny7
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12/12/2007, 12:24 PM
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Tessera is a word, but Cambria is talking about Tessara. nt
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Chrisell
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12/14/2007, 7:03 AM
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Re: It may very well be.
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Evey
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12/12/2007, 8:50 AM