It's not made-up, it's a word (m)
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  ·  Cambria  ·  12/12/2007, 7:52 AM
Like the tile?  ·  penguiny7  ·  12/12/2007, 12:22 PM
Re: Like the tile?  ·  Isla  ·  12/12/2007, 2:30 PM
Re: Like the tile?  ·  lor  ·  12/12/2007, 2:20 PM
Re: Tessara  ·  Sofia  ·  12/12/2007, 8:42 AM
Re: Tessara  ·  Chrisell  ·  12/12/2007, 8:40 AM
Re: Tessara  ·  GasolineAllie  ·  12/12/2007, 8:38 AM
It may very well be.  ·  Cambria  ·  12/12/2007, 8:42 AM
It's not made-up, it's a word (m)  ·  penguiny7  ·  12/12/2007, 12:24 PM
Tessera is a word, but Cambria is talking about Tessara. nt  ·  Chrisell  ·  12/14/2007, 7:03 AM
Re: It may very well be.  ·  Evey  ·  12/12/2007, 8:50 AM