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† tesseˈrarian, a. Obs. rare. [f. L. tesserārius pertaining to tesseræ or dice + -an.] Of or pertaining to dice or to gaming. tesserarian art [L. ars tesseraria], the art of dice-playing. So † tesseˈrarious a. Obs. rare—0, in same sense.
1656Blount Glossogr., Tesserarious..of, or belonging to a die, or to tessera. 1781Gibbon Decl. & F. xxxi. III. 209 A superior degree of skill in the Tesserarian art (..the game of dice and tables). 1797Sporting Mag. X. 44. |