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Contesseration
Contesseration Con*tes`ser*a"tion, n. [L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens).] An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [Obs.] That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. --Oley.
Tessera
Tessera Tes"se*ra, n.; pl. Tesser[ae]. [L., a square piece, a die. See Tessellar.] 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; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. --Fairholt.
Tesserae
Tessera Tes"se*ra, n.; pl. Tesser[ae]. [L., a square piece, a die. See Tessellar.] 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; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. --Fairholt.
Tesseraic
Tesseraic Tes`se*ra"ic, a. Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated. [Obs.] --Sir R. Atkyns (1712).
Tesseral
Tesseral Tes"se*ral, a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesser[ae]. 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric.

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- Tesser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abraham Tesser (born 1941), American psychologist Attilio Tesser (born 1958), Italian footballer...
- Raymond Charles Tesser (June 2, 1912 – November 2, 1982) was an American football player who pla**** two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National...
- Attilio Tesser (born 10 June 1958) is an Italian football manager and former player, currently in charge of Serie C Group A club Triestina. A full-back...
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- Neil Tesser (born 1951) is a Grammy Award–winning American journalist, radio host, music critic, and author. In 2015, he received the Jazz Journalists...
- Gregory Ronald Tesser (born 11 May 1946) is an English sports broadcaster and writer. He was educated at Byron House, The Hall School, and one of Britain's...
- young Italian coaches, resigned, being replaced by Attilio Tesser for the 2006/2007 season. Tesser, unable to obtain good results in his time with Ascoli...
- progress, which can be raised or lowered by the behavior of others. Abraham Tesser created the self-evaluation maintenance theory in 1988. The self-evaluation...
- Abraham Tesser (born May 24, 1941) is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Georgia. His research has made significant...
- Rafael Luiz Baüml Tesser (born 16 May 1981), better known as Tesser, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defender. He began his professional career...